Midday Report for Friday 21 December 2012

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

12:26 PM.The World and Olympic single sculls champion Mahe Drysdale has announced he wants to compete at the Rio Olympics in four years time. Audio

12:17 PM.Immigration hits its highest level in two years. The New York stock exchange is sold to a rival and the sharemarket rises. Audio

12:00 PM.Documents from Treasury show it has doubts about the goverment's plan to introduce charter schools and more problems with Novopay. Audio