The World Today

Quad bikes have killed nine people across Australia this year, including two children, but in the US state of Massachusetts, only one child has died in the last decade. Elenis Psaltis reports.

Universities say they're concerned by the findings of a report comparing education rates across 35 countries that the level of government spending is, overall, below average. Penny Timms reports.

There's mounting speculation the Government's preparing to re-badge the proposal for a Clean Energy Target proposed by the Chief Scientist, to reflect a mechanism that would allow coal fired power to gain subsidies. Tom Iggulden reports.

The Myanmar government has rejected the United Nations' claim that it's carrying out a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing which has forced more than 370,00 Rohyinga Muslims to flee into neighbouring Bangladesh. Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop reports.

On today's show: The latest on the tensions between China and North Korea; The Government trying to strong arm a major energy company, business leader Geoff Cousins responds; And are westerners doing more harm than good by volunteering to work overseas?

What do a pancake, a sea urchin and a football have in common? According to galactic researchers in Australia, they're all possible shapes in space. Penny Timms reports.

A former gambling addict, Shonica Guy, is taking on poker machine manufacturer Aristocrat and casino company Crown in the Federal Court. Jane Lee reports.

The brides of the Islamic Sate group, the women who travelled with their jihadist husbands, or journeyed alone to be wed in Iraq and Syria - present authorities with an extraordinary dilemma. Matt Brown reports.

Hundreds of Australian students pay to participate in these projects in countries like Cambodia and Vietnam but one company says it's leaving the lucrative business because it's doing more harm than good to the vulnerable children.

New international university rankings out today have put some of Australia's top universities among the world's top institutions for graduate employability. David Coady reports.