Senator DI NATALE (Victoria) (14:18): My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Health. The Prime Minister announced yesterday that he would not pursue Medicare changes without the support of doctors. He said: It is important to maintain the support of the medical profession because, let’s face it, they have the best interests of their patients at heart. In response, AMA president Brian Owler said: The Prime Minister must ditch the disastrous Medicare co-payment model, the $5 cut to the Medicare patient rebate, and the freeze on Medicare rebate indexation until 2018. It is not just the AMA's view. It is the view of every doctor I have spoken with, right across the country. Minister, will the government now explicitly rule out the co-payment and the Medicare freeze or was yesterday's statement just another porky pie from the Prime Minister? The PRESIDENT: Senator Di Natale, you need to withdraw the last inference. Senator Sterle: You should just say 'lie'! Senator Cameron: Just say 'lie'! The PRESIDENT: Senator Sterle, you will have to withdraw that too. Senator Sterle: Mr President, I withdraw. A government senator: And Senator Cameron. The PRESIDENT: I only heard Senator Sterle. Senator Di Natale, you have to withdraw that final inference in your question. Senator DI NATALE: I will just ask the statement about whether the government would explicitly rule out the co-payment, consistent with yesterday's question, or was the Prime Minister again misleading the parliament. Senator Bernardi: Mr President, I raise a point of order. You have asked Senator Di Natale to withdraw and he has not withdrawn. The PRESIDENT: He has rephrased the question. I am satisfied that Senator Di Natale has corrected the error in the first question.