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 and Aged Care.
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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Radio interview with Minister Butler and David Bevan, ABC Adelaide Mornings - 18 April 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's radio interview with David Bevan on UK smoking legislation; vaping.-
Demand for new youth anti-vaping program surges as Parliament considers world leading vaping reforms
Unprecedented concerns around rising vaping rates in schools show the need for immediate action, a recent trial has shown. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 10 April 2024
Read Minister Butler's press conference on vaping in schools. -
Australians benefit from cheaper medicines on the PBS
Australians with high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ovarian cancer now have access to cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
Television interview with Minister Butler and Matt Shirvington, Sunrise - 4 April 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Matt Shirvington on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics major milestone of 250,000 visits; cost of living relief. -
Television interview with Minister Butler and Sarah Abo, Today Show - 4 April 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sarah Abo on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics hitting the major milestone of 250,000 visits. -
Television interview with Minister Butler and Lisa Miller, ABC News Breakfast - 4 April 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Lisa Miller on Medicare Urgent Care Clinic's hitting the major milestone of 250,000 visits; gender inequality in healthcare. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Sally Sara, ABC RN Breakfast 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sally Sara on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics hitting the major milestone of 250,000 visits; gender inequality in healthcare. -
250,000 visits to Medicare Urgent Care Clinics take pressure off hospitals
The Australian Government’s network of 58 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics have made it easier for hundreds of thousands of Australians to get urgent care from a doctor or nurse, without waiting for hours in busy hospital emergency departments. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 4 April 2024
Read Minister Butler's press conference on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics hitting the major milestone of 250,000 visits; Victorian health system; gender inequality in healthcare.