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the guardian today - Australia edition Thursday 19 Oct 2017 Headlines More » Trend unemployment falls to lowest rate in four years at 5.5% – politics live Rate is down from 5.6% in August. The government has not given up on its controversial citizenship changes and Labor continues to push back on energy. Follow the day's events Trump digs in over call to soldier's widow: 'I didn't say what the congresswoman said' New Zealand election: Winston Peters to announce next prime minister – live Victorian parliament halts deputy premier from derailing euthanasia bill Home ownership for under-35s fell by a third since 1989 – report Poll puts Nick Xenophon ahead as preferred South Australian premier Sport More » This year's women's Ashes series is surrounded by unfamiliar territory | Mel Jones McKayla Maroney says sexual abuse by team doctor started when she was 13 David Squires on ... speculation over Ange Postecoglou's Socceroos reign All Blacks missing Beauden Barrett for final Bledisloe Test ESPN kneels before advertisers by silencing Jemele Hill for doing her job | Marina Hyde Culture More » Tree of Codes review – Wayne McGregor's modern ballet fails to find heart 'You've got to try everything': Maeve O'Meara on the one dish that made her cower Sunshine review – basketball and racial tensions collide in standout Australian drama Comment is free More » Your home town is a safe harbour. You don't want it to change like you do | Brigid Delaney's diary As a Muslim, I'm proud to support marriage equality | Mehreen Faruqi Cutting company tax costs money and middle income earners will pay | Greg Jericho Life and style More » Don't guilt-trip parents about their moderate drinking | Anne Perkins Victoria Beckham chewing them at parties – and other unusual uses for coffee beans What can your period tell you about the state of your health? Technology More » Twitter further tightens abuse rules in attempt to prove it cares Google Pixel 2 XL review: the best big-screened Android experience yet Science More » 'It's able to create knowledge itself': Google unveils AI that learns on its own Self-harm among girls aged 13 to 16 rose by 68% in three years, UK study finds Environment More » Frydenberg seeks review of four-wheel-drive tracks in Tasmania's Tarkine Remains found in crocodile believed to be missing Queensland woman Video More » Whistleblowers allege Crown casino tampered with poker machines – video 'It's just Marmite': taste-testing the new Vegemite Blend 17 – video Q&A: Tim Fischer warns against weakening gun laws – video Most viewed in last 24 hours More » Warning of 'ecological Armageddon' after dramatic plunge in insect numbers Three-quarters of flying insects in nature reserves across Germany have vanished in 25 years, with serious implications for all life on Earth, scientists say Which Netflix shows are being binged the fastest? Rose McGowan's tweet suggests a poetic justice for Weinstein's poison | Peter Bradshaw Jeff Sessions shifts ground on Russia contacts under Senate questioning Making a military widow cry: that is a classic Trump move | Richard Wolffe Lena Headey claims she was sexually harassed by Harvey Weinstein Sport Culture Comment is free Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Registered in England No. 908396