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Dateline reports on dramatic new developments in a story they first investigated in 2005.

Bronwyn Adcock returns to the mysterious case of Mohammed Abbass, an Australian allegedly kidnapped eight years ago and held for ransom in an Egyptian prison. His wife claims she knows he's there because she saw him: taken there by his captors after paying a bribe. Tune in for the latest developments in this tragic and complex tale.

In the midst of the current turmoil in Pakistan, former Prime Minister Ms Benazir Bhutto announced from exile this week that she intends to return home, form an alliance with Narwaz Sharif, also an ex-prime minister, and try to pull off some sort of democratic deal with Pervez Musharraf, the country's incumbent President. General Musharraf, of course, is an unelected military dictator who's kept a solid grip on power now for eight years. Of late however, issues have emerged to loosen that hold, particularly his attempt to dismiss the nation's Chief Justice. Massive public support for the judge rocked Musharraf and earlier this week, he clamped down on the country's media. But apparently this won't stop his currently banned political adversaries. They plan to defy Musharraf by fronting, later this year, for the country's presidential elections. So it could be well and truly on for young and old. 

Republic of Dreams

In Australia, political satire has had an incredibly rich history. Then again, Australia has been a democracy for over 100 years. But apparently, to the north, Indonesia - not even a decade after the fall of the Suharto dictatorship - finds itself glued to a television show that actually lampoons the nation's politicians.

About International Dateline 

SBS Dateline, which began in 1984, is Australia's longest-running international current affairs program. It has a well-earned reputation for authoritative and incisive reporting. Dateline has taken the traditional way of producing TV current affairs and turned it on its head. Reporters who used to travel with a cameraperson and sound recordist now travel alone and have the responsibility of both filming and reporting their stories. The reporters became video-journalists, gaining access to people and places that the conventional camera crews cannot.