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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Press conference with Minister Butler, Adelaide – 28 September 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on life changing breast cancer medicine being added to the PBS and US tariffs.-
Television interview with Minister Butler, Sky News Sunday Agenda – 28 September 2025
Read the transcript for Minister Butler's interview with Kieran Gilbert on US tariffs, life changing breast cancer medicine being added to the PBS and paracetamol use during pregnancy. -
New life changing medicines listed on the PBS
Australians affected by breast cancer and rare kidney disease will soon have access to more cheaper medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
Television interview with Minister Butler, Sunrise – 26 September 2025
Read the transcript for Minister Butler's interview with Natalie Barr on the Housing Australia Future Fund. -
Press conference with Minister Butler, Adelaide – 26 September 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on illicit tobacco crackdown in South Australia; US tariffs; childhood vaccination rates; NDIS. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, 5AA – 26 September 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with David Penberthy on Bedford; MS Society; paracetamol during pregnancy; cracking down on illicit tobacco. -
Television interview with Minister Butler, Today – 24 September 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sarah Abo about the Australia–US relationship; vaccines and paracetamol -
Press conference with Minister Butler, Canberra – 22 September 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference about delivering more bulk billing; GP workforce; and US reports on Tylenol. -
Preparing GP clinics for bulk billing
For the first time, on 1 November 2025, the Australian Government is expanding eligibility for bulk billing incentives to all Australians and creating an additional new incentive payment for practices that bulk bill every patient. -
Delivering more bulk billing for the ACT
The Australian Government is boosting access to bulk billing GPs for Canberrans.