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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Government cuts red tape for overseas trained doctors
The Albanese Government is cutting red tape to make it easier to recruit doctors from overseas – a major step forward to ease skills shortages.-
Minister for Health and Aged Care – press conference in Adelaide – 25 September 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference in Adelaide about 125 major health organisations supporting a 'yes' vote for the Voice, the COVID-19 inquiry, and payroll tax for general practice. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care – interview on ABC Afternoon Briefing – 22 September 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Matthew Doran about the COVID-19 Inquiry. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care – interview on ABC Alice Springs – 21 September 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Paul Serratore about the Government delivering Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.
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Medicare Urgent Care Clinics providers finalised in Palmerston and Alice Springs
The Albanese Government is delivering on its commitment to Darwin and Alice Springs residents with the opening of two Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (UCC). -
Minister for Health and Aged Care – Interview on Mix 104.9 Darwin – 20 September 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Katie Woolf about CareFlight, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, hospital pressures and aged care bed. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care and Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health – press conference in Alice Springs – 20 September 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's and Senator McCarthy's press conference in Alice Springs about the opening of two Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in the Northern Territory, investment in central Australia, and Voice to Parliament. -
Expanding the CareFlight fleet for the Top End and beyond
Delivering on the Albanese Government’s election commitment, CareFlight has received $19.95 million to increase lifesaving aeromedical services in the Top End with a second rescue helicopter and aeromedical jet. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care – interview on ABC Darwin – 19 September 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Jo Laverty about CareFlight, hospital pressures, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, recruiting doctors. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care and Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health – press conference in Darwin – 19 September 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's and Senator Malarndirri McCarthy's press conference in Darwin about a new helicopter and jet for CareFlight.