Biography
Mark Butler has been the Labor Member for Port Adelaide and Hindmarsh in the Federal Parliament since 2007 and is the Minister for Health, Disability and Ageing.
Mark served as Minister for Ageing and Australia’s first Minister for Mental Health in the Gillard Government. He has also held the ministries of Housing, Homelessness, Social Inclusion, Climate Change, Water and the Environment.
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Television interview with Minister Butler and Sarah Abo, Today Show - 26 November 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sarah Abo and Karl Stefanovic on type one diabetes.-
Minister for Health and Aged Care, speech – 26 November 2024
Read Minister Butler's address to Kids in the House 2024. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care, speech – 22 November 2024
Read Minister Butler's address to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners GP24 Conference. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Gary Adshead, 6PR – 22 November 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Gary Adshead which covered Bupa and Healthscope, vaping, breast cancer and Medicare Urgent Care Clinics. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care, press conference – 22 November
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on the Midland Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, and negotiations between private health insurers and private hospitals. -
Southport Medicare Urgent Care Clinic now open
The Albanese Government is delivering on its promise to strengthen Medicare with another Medicare Urgent Care Clinic destined for the Gold Coast, this time in Southport. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Nicole Dyer, ABC Gold Coast Breakfast Radio - 21 November 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Nicole Dyer on Southport Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opening; vaping crackdown. -
Broad expertise to lead health technology assessment reform
The Australian Government has today announced the members of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Review Implementation Advisory Group (IAG). -
Minister for Health and Aged Care, speech – 20 November 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's speech at Parliament House about health technology assessment reform. -
Australians benefit from new and expanded medicines on the PBS
Australians with osteoporosis, a type of skin lymphoma, spinal muscular atrophy and type 2 diabetes will have access to new and expanded medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).