Backpacker murder put back

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.

Peter Falconio, 28, was allegedly shot on a remote highway in central Australia on July 14, 2001, by a lone gunman who bound and attempted to abduct his girlfriend, Joanne Lees, before she escaped into the desert night.