Your afternoon Briefing

Good afternoon, readers. We have same-sex marriage, a new Nationals deputy, blockchain, Milo Yiannopoulos and a duckosaur.

Good afternoon, readers. We have same-sex marriage, a new Nationals deputy leader, blockchain, Milo Yiannopoulos and a 75 million-year-old duckosaur.

Coalition members vote yes to an amendment during the debate of the Marriage Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, December 7, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

SSM bill vote imminent

The same-sex marriage bill to legalise gay marriage is expected to be put to vote in the House of Representatives soon. Follow our live blog for the latest developments.

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Deputy PM and Leader of the Nationals Barnaby Joyce and New Deputy National Leader Bridget McKenzie having fun with the cameras at Parliament House in Canberra.

Citizenship fiasco’s big winner

Victorian senator Bridget McKenzie is the Nationals’ new deputy leader, replacing Fiona Nash who was forced out of parliament because of her dual citizenship status.

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What is blockchain?

Financial institutions have been experimenting with it for years, but what exactly is blockchain?

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Milo Yiannopoulos on stage at Le Montage in Lilyfield.

Fear and loathing down under

The Mocker explains the threat Milo Yiannopoulos poises to Australia’s tolerance police.

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This illustration provided by Lukas Panzarin, with Andrea Cau for scientific supervision, shows a Halszkaraptor escuilliei dinosaur. The creature, about 18 inches (45 centimeters) tall, had a bill like a duck but teeth like a croc’s, a swan-like neck and killer claws. (Lukas Panzarin via AP)

Duckosaur discovery

A 75 million-year-old predator has redrawn scientists’ picture of the prehistoric world, suggesting that if it walks like a duck and swims like a duck, it’s probably a dinosaur.