A mechanic was charged today with murdering British tourist Peter Falconio on a lonely Australian Outback highway more than two years ago.

A mechanic suspected of murdering British tourist Peter Falconio was sent to northern Australia today, where he is expected to be formally charged with murder.

A mechanic suspected of murdering British tourist Peter Falconio appeared briefly before magistrates today ahead of his likely transfer to northern Australia.

A dust cloud swept across eastern Australia today, dumping fine red powder on towns throughout the region.

AN international team developing a new type of supersonic jet engine that has the potential to slash air travel times said yesterday that a test flight looked like a success.

Australian Police took DNA swabs from the father and brother of a missing English tourist today in a bid to identify blood found at the outback site where he is believed to have been shot by a gunman.

Rainfall today hampered efforts by police and Aborigine trackers to find a British tourist abducted and feared killed by a gunman on a remote highway.