Midday Report for Tuesday 11 December 2012

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

12:26 PM.The Philippine boxing star Manny Pacquiao is ignoring pleas from his mother and wife to stop boxing following his defeat by Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez. Audio

12:17 PM.Sales of whiteware and furniture lift retail spending in November. Italy's stock market plunges and its borrowing costs rise sharply and the sharemarket declines. Audio

12:00 PM.The Justice Minister defends peer-review of report into compensation for David Bain and a man fights extradition to Australia to face people smuggling charges. Audio