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The Avalanche is re-signing forward Valeri Nichushkin on an eight-year contract that runs through the 2029-30 season, the team announced late Monday afternoon.

Ashley Ness struggled with infertility for several years and was gobsmacked to learn that she was pregnant with two sets of identical twins.

Ashley Ness, 35, from Massachusetts, USA, struggled with infertility for years and was shocked to learn that she was pregnant with two sets of identical twins. The chances of such a pregnancy are 70,000,000 to one.

Worried mum Valerie Traynor noticed that Kayden and her uncle George were acting in a similar way and the pair had symptoms that matched each others

Worried mum Valerie Traynor, 34, noticed that Kayden's symptoms were similar to those of her 80-year-old uncle George who had been diagnosed with dementia a few years earlier.

Good morning, early birds. Unvaccinated teachers will be back in classrooms in Victoria next week, and a former senior executive has accused Australia’s largest philanthropic journalism fund of “a lack of transparency” about how grants were awarded. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

As the nude swim approaches, nerves won’t let up. Maybe my leg hairs will stop me having a heart attack from the cold?

Picture it: Geneva, Switzerland, 1979. Me on bended knee, with a ring I’d emptied my bank account to buy.

While looking for a way to commemorate the 70 years of service from Queen Elizabeth II, a staff member of the Governor-General came up with an idea: if the Queen is unable to travel to Australia, why not take the best of Australia to her?

Our thoughts are with their families and friends

Our thoughts are with loved ones at this time