Joel Madden kept his hands off his girl Nicole Richie - instead pushing their mountainous cargo of suitcases — when they landed in Australia a few days ago.

As familiar with stirring controversy as she is with high fashion, Richie - who is six months pregnant - combined the two when she disembarked at Brisbane airport wearing a pair of silver stilettos.

Clad in the obligatory celeb outfit of oversize sunnies, leggings and a grey hoodie, Richie did her best to keep a low profile as she tottered out of the terminal, head down.

Despite being just three months away from giving birth, the Hollywood It Girl 26-year-old’s baby belly was barely noticeable beneath her T-shirt.

Doctors gave her the all clear to make the 14-hour flight to Australia, the country where the couple’s unborn baby is believed to have been conceived during their trip for the MTV Awards in May.