Midday Report for Tuesday 19 July 2011

12:35 PM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

12:26 PM.The Wallabies have received much needed boost following their humiliating loss to Samoa with news prop Ben Robinson's knee injury may not be as bad as first feared, and the Waratahs front rower may… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.Mark Ratcliffe is confirmed as Chorus' head if Telecom's split is approved by investors, News Corp's shares hit a six month low and the sharemarket slumps. Audio

12:00 PM.Britain's Prime Minister cuts his trip to Africa short as the phone hacking scandal continues and iPad's are becoming compulsory for some state school students. Audio