Melbourne, Apr 3: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has apologised for behaving badly to a RAAF female flight attendant when he did not get the food he wanted on a VIP flight from Port Moresby to Canberra earlier this year.

Rudd has been deeply embarrassed by the disclosure of the incident, especially as he faced questions during a news conference after the G20 leaders'' summit in London.

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Sydney, Apr 3 : Australian all rounder Andrew Symonds and three uncapped players have been selected in the team's preliminary 30-man squad for this year's Twenty20 world championship in England.

Symonds had a shocking season and suffered from injury, poor form and controversy in addition to undergoing counselling for personal problems.

The three uncapped players among the group are Western Australian spinner Aaron Heal, Victorian batsman Rob Quiney and South Australian wicketkeeper Graham Manou.

Sydney  - There are two men for every woman among those shortlisted for the dream job of caretaker on a paradise island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

The 15 candidates that organizer Tourism Queensland named Friday will be summoned for interviews next month on Hamilton Island along with Taiwan's Clare Wang.

The Taipei interpreter qualified as the wildcard entry by getting the most votes in a field of 49.

Melbourne, Apr 2 : American rapper Vanilla Ice has revealed that he is not happy with the contents of his former girlfriend Madonna''s notorious Sex book.

Vanilla Ice, 41, real name Robert Matthew Van Winkle, had been dating Madge when she posed naked in the street in her 1990 Sex book, and photographed simulating sex with her.

"I wasn''t too happy with the book when I saw it. It threw me into the slutty package," the Daily Telegraph quoted him as saying.

Melbourne, Apr 2 : A new dating service has asked singles to wear an identification badge stating their status.

Evan Diacopolous, 35, founded `Yes I Am Single', a service that allows those looking for love to purchase a "singles identification badge" to let potential partners know they''re available and ready to mingle.

Diacopolous says that the badge, which has yis. com. au on it, - is a "subtle and unobtrusive tool" that will hopefully encourage other singles to make a move.