Australian pop princess KYLIE MINOGUE plans to adopt an Aborigine child, according to reports.

The 39-year-old star, who is in remission from breast cancer, is desperate to become a mum and feels adoption may be her only chance.

Minogue separated from long-term love actor Olivier Martinez in February 2007 and there has been much speculation that their relationship ended because she wanted to start a family.

A friend of Minogue tells British newspaper The News Of The World, "Having cancer really got her thinking about her chances of having a child. She feels now might be the right time to go ahead. "She's got a lot of love to give."