An acquaintance of the man accused of murdering Peter Falconio in the Australian outback said today he had never seen his friend of 15 years with a gun.

Bradley Murdoch altered his appearance and made changes to his Toyota Landcruiser after returning home from a drama-filled Australian Outback trip in mid-2001, his former girlfriend said today.

The girlfriend of Peter Falconio believed murdered three years ago on an Australian Outback highway admitted today she had a second lover while she was living with the missing man.

DEFENCE lawyers in the Australian Outback hearing into the death of British tourist Peter Falconio yesterday attacked the credibility of his girlfriend Joanne Lees.

Defence lawyers in the Australian Outback hearing into the death of Briton Peter Falconio today attacked the credibility of Joanne Lees claiming she was having another, perhaps secret, relationship when her boyfriend disappeared three years ago.

The committal hearing into the disappearance of British tourist Peter Falconio in the Australian outback may have to be held in secret, a senior prosecutor warned today.

A court hearing against a man accused of murdering a British backpacker in the Australian Outback was adjourned today until next week as defence lawyers argued to have crucial evidence withheld from the public.

Police in Australia were today seeking an arrest warrant for a suspected rapist named as the prime suspect in the hunt for the murderer of British tourist Peter Falconio.