Melbourne, Apr 13 : A madame of Australia's biggest escort agency has urged to lift the ban on sex job advertisements, insisting it to be "unfair".

Michelle, who operates Blondies in Darwin, said that jobs in the sex industry should be advertised through government employment services.

Australian Sex Party convenor Fiona Patten said that escort agencies and brothels "couldn''t even advertise for a cleaner or an accountant" through government offices.

Michelle has asked to revoke the ban, even though she has doubts about luring women into the sex industry.

"As the operator of an escort agency, I agree," the Northern Territory quoted her as saying.

Melbourne, April 13 : Beyonce Knowles had to work hard and gather her nerves before she performed before legendary blues singer Etta James.

The R&B queen, who plays the 70-year-old veteran in her new movie Cadillac Records, confessed that she could feel the jitters as she sang her idol''s classic, At Last.

"You can only imagine how scary it is when you''re singing someone''s song dressed up as them,'''' the Daily Telegraph quoted her as saying.

"I knew she was very tough and my heart was racing. She had her arms folded and I was like, `Oh, my God! Don''t mess this up, don''t mess this up!''

Melbourne, April 12 : Tom and Katie Cruise will reportedly send their daughter Suri to start Scientology school after she turns three on April 18.

The celebrity parents will allegedly send their little girl to the Church of Scientology's New Village Academy in Los Angeles.

Suri will train at the 12,000-dollar-per-year institution five days a week, where `study technology' forms a key component of the syllabus.

"The children have a lot of responsibilities from a very young age," the Daily Telegraph quoted a source as telling the Daily Mail.

Melbourne, April 12 : Pussycat Dolls showed a thumbs down to an appearance offering less than 30,000 dollars, according to reports.

The pop girl group, who are slated to tour Australia next month, was reportedly proposed with a totalling 120,000-dollar figure to show up at after-show parties.

According to Insider, the girls turned down the offer for the bashes in four capital cities, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Their rep said in an email that the girls were worth more than the offered amount especially keeping in mind the gigantic scale of promotion and sponsorship involved in the tour.

Melbourne, Apr 12 : Adam Gilchrist has backed Indian Premier League teammate Andrew Symonds to continue his rebirth and force his way into Australia''s squad for the Ashes.

Symonds has been picked in Australia''s one-day squad for the upcoming series against Pakistan and the preliminary squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in signs the selectors are willing to forgive his tumultuous summer.

Gilchrist believes the troubled match winner''s Test career is not over either. Symonds has not represented his country since the Boxing Day Test against South Africa.