Goodrem will join fellow judges Kyle Sandilands, Marcia Hines and Ian “Dicko” Dickson for the auditions for the Network Ten show in Sydney this weekend.

“I’m actually at a great stage in my life at the moment to be able to help other artists,” Goodrem said.

“To be able to watch artists, and say maybe you can do this and also have a look and encourage everybody to come down.”

Her stint on the panel comes after Goodrem’s fiance, Irish singer Brian McFadden, helped judge during the Melbourne auditions earlier this month.

But Goodrem reckons she won’t be as harsh.

“He was probably a lot harder than I would be,” she said.

“I was like, ‘What do you mean you said that to somebody who sang my song, how dare you say that - you can’t say that’,” Goodrem laughed.

The 24-year-old said she’d be looking for technical aspects and song choice.

“You need to be able to look at what has potential, and if people naturally have great instinct … that’s something you can really tell by choice of song,” Goodrem said.

Despite having a very different career start, Goodrem said she had the utmost respect for the show.

“I completely did the long way of sending demos around, calling up people …” she said, but added she understood the appeal of a national singing contest.

“Where else are you meant to go? It’s what you do after it that’s really up to you. That’s where I find it really fascinating.”

After Idol, Goodrem is looking forward to getting back to the US where she’s trying to build up her career.

“I feel like it was a wonderful start and I hope I can go over there and continue it. It feels positive, it feels great,” she said.

Idol’s Sydney auditions will be held on Saturday May 16, Sunday May 17, and Monday May 18 at Australian Technology Park.

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Her Australian tour was a sell out and on the last night Delta invited Today Tonight in for a chat.

With various endorsements like So Good Milk, Nintendo Wii and now, Sunsilk Hair Care, Delta is a busy girl.

The Sunsilk deal is just another part of Delta’s skyrocketing career, a career that has endured a long and very public battle with cancer.

“I did go through a big identity change at 19 as many people have gone though in your body and your physicality, you look different, your hair changes and all those things,” Delta said.

“I said to myself I will never complain about a bad hair day ever again.”

Luckily for Delta’s fiance, singer Brian McFadden, she not only has a sense of humour but she appreciates his too.

“I’m actually funnier than him,” she, with tongue firmly in cheek.

“I think I’m just a little bit more reserved on camera maybe.”

Due to marry later this year, Delta said Brian’s sense of humour is what attracted her to him in the first place.

“He’s very funny, he’s very quick-witted, we’ve both learnt a lot of each other,” she said.

In addition to planning the wedding, Delta has been working on cracking the lucrative US market.

“I feel it’s been really positive, it has been nice to hear my music on the radio and wake up and see the song,” she said.

So what is next for Delta?

“Making an album,” she said.

“I don’t know what is in store for me this year but I’m looking forward to whatever it holds.”

With album sales of 3.5 million worldwide, Delta is looking to add to that impressive figure.

For the rest of the year she will be focusing on writing and recording new material for her fourth album.

As part of her continued crack on the US and UK markets, she will also travel around holding a series of one-off concert performances.

Goodrem pulled out just after midday, telling race officials she had a sore throat.

Organisers are now trying to find a replacement to sing them anthem, ahead of the race’s start at 5pm.

After three days of poor crowds, there has been a big rush at the gates at Albert Park this morning ahead of the world’s first twilight Grand Prix.

Brawn GP driver Jenson Button has firmed into a $2.20 favourite, after claiming pole position in yesterday’s final qualifying session.