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That Pacific Sports Show shares the stories, meets the athletes and explores the big issues affecting the Pacific region through the lens of sport.

What does it take to make it into the AFL? We follow two Muslim teenagers, Adam Sweid and Huss El Achkar, as they attempt to get drafted as professional athletes into the Australian Football League.

AFL Premiership Season - Second Elimination Final - Adelaide Crows v Western Bulldogs.

We explore the period of the late 90s and early 2000s when Australia was at the top of its cricketing dominance.

As the AFL pushes for growth, we uncover new evidence of brain disease in younger players. Families of players diagnosed with CTE speak about the risks of repeated head trauma.

In India, marriage has become a $100 billion industry with families spending more on weddings than ever. But for many the pressure to spend big is becoming a financial burden.

Girish Sawlani presents the week's best international stories from an Australian perspective, as seen by ABC News reporters posted in Europe, North America, the Middle East and the Pacific.

Lisa Millar embarks on a nationwide journey to reconnect with the outstanding dogs and their dedicated owners featured in series 1 and 2 of Muster Dogs.

Landline visits South-East Asia where a unique charity in Cambodia gives cows to farmers in return for sending their children to school.

Marc Fennell unpacks how a celebrated explorer ended up in Hawaii and why a detour, a broken mast, and a clash over sacred wood spiralled into Captain Cook's violent demise.

For the riders, the Finke Desert Race is more than a race. Delve below the surface to uncover what makes them tick and what drives them to put their lives on the line.

Girish Sawlani presents the week's best international stories from an Australian perspective, as seen by ABC News reporters posted in Europe, North America, the Middle East and the Pacific.

China's bid to sideline Taiwan casts a shadow over the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, while the Solomon Islands Prime Minister abandons the summit to fight off a no confidence vote at home. (Return).

That Pacific Sports Show shares the stories, meets the athletes and explores the big issues affecting the Pacific region through the lens of sport.

We explore the period of the late 90s and early 2000s when Australia was at the top of its cricketing dominance.

All the news you need to start your Sunday. Johanna Nicholson and Melissa Mackay bring you the latest news, interviews, politics, culture, weather and global affairs. Plus sport with Daniela Intili.

All the news you need to start your day. Fauziah Ibrahim and Johanna Nicholson bring you the latest news, interviews, politics, culture, weather and global affairs. Plus sport with Daniela Intili.

As politicians return to Canberra for a new sitting fortnight, David Speers and the panel look back at the week including the Pacific Island Forum, One Nation's win in a WA by-election and privacy laws.