Melbourne, Jan 20 : Tourism Queensland has assured that the Great Barrier Reef "dream job" is real despite attracting criticism for publicising a fake applicant.

The tourism officials have admitted that the video of a woman getting a tattoo in order to win the `dream job' was fake - insisting it was a lapse in judgement of posting it without any indication.

The video showed an Australian woman "Tegan" getting a tattoo to showcase her passion for the Great Barrier Reef, in a bid to land the six-month, 150,000 dollars job, who is otherwise an employee of the ad agency behind the campaign.

Melbourne, Jan 20 : Furious Julia Roberts turned into a foul-mouthed luminary against a photographer she accuses of stalking her.

The 41-year-old actress was caught on camera using expletive language against a paparazzo after being followed all day.

Coming out in defence of her children, the actress got out of her car and started shouting at the hapless snapper, reports News. com. au

"You get the f... out of my face, do you understand me?" said the Pretty Woman star.

Melbourne  - Jelena Dokic is using the appearance at only her second Australian Open in the past seven years as emotional body armour against a personal life which at one time was off the rails.

The 25-year-old Belgrade-born Australian who has brought her ranking back to 187, won a match at the venue for the first time since 1999.

But in a tear-stained interview, she revealed that the estrangement from her family has taken a huge emotional toll.

Melbourne  - Andy Roddick says he's impressed with new ATP boss Adam Helfant, after meeting his fellow American at the Australian Open.

"I actually was lucky enough to have dinner with him the other night. I was pretty impressed," said Roddick. "He didn't come in with kind of this braggadocio attitude of what he's done, whatever. He kind of came in and he had his notepad and his pen, and he asked questions, and he wrote down notes. He didn't come in like a know-it- all."

Melbourne  - Even ice-calm Roger Federer admits that his stress levels have eased in recent months as he slipped from tennis' top ranking.

Still ranked second, the Swiss star said that he feels an eerie calm as he pursues a fourth title in six years at the Australian Open.

"Maybe I'm a bit more relaxed," he said after passing the first round against Italy's Andreas Seppi. "When you're number one you put your head down, you try to win as many tournaments as possible."

Melbourne, Jan 19 : Almost 48 per cent of Aussies use their cellphones while on the toilet, according to a new survey.

The survey commissioned by Microsoft across Australia, China, India, Japan and Taiwan also revealed that 30 per cent of people use their mobiles to flirt with someone other than their spouse or partner.

One in two Aussies admitted on using the mobile phone while on the toilet, compared to 66 per cent of Chinese people.