Mr SHORTEN (Maribyrnong—Leader of the Opposition) (14:07): My question is to the Prime Minister. Isn't it the case that, as the Prime Minister caves in to his conservative backbench on issue, after issue, after issue, the only options that the Prime Minister has left are more extreme cuts— Mr Nikolic interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Bass will cease interjecting and is warned. The Leader of the Opposition will begin in his question again. Mr SHORTEN: My question is to the Prime Minister. Isn't it the case that, as the Prime Minister caves in to his conservative backbench on issue, after issue, after issue, the only options that the Prime Minister has left are more extreme cuts in the budget, just like the Medicare cuts in the Abbott government's 2014 budget? Will the Prime Minister today, without hesitation, rule out caving in to his backbench again by privatising Medicare? Mr Pyne interjecting— The SPEAKER: The Leader of the House will restrain himself; he is delaying the Prime Minister.