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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Delivering a fifth Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Tasmania and more support to strengthen Medicare
The Australian Government is delivering another Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Tasmanians so they can access fully bulk billed urgent care.-
New Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Armadale
The Australian Government is delivering another Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for WA with people in Perth’s south-eastern suburbs soon able to walk in for fully bulk billed urgent care from highly trained doctors and nurses. -
Press conference with Minister Butler, Hobart – 20 May 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference about the New Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Tasmania and energy bill relief for every Tasmanian household and small business. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, Andy 'Tubes' Taylor and Kaz McMullen, Triple M Hobart – 20 May 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Andy 'Tubes' Taylor and Kaz McMullen on the new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Tasmania. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Leon Compton, ABC Tasmania – 20 May 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Leon Compton on the new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Tasmania and a social media ban for children. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Sabra Lane, ABC AM - 16 May 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sabra Lane on mental health; National Early Intervention Service; Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; increasing international doctors in rural areas. -
Budget 2024–25: Investing in quality aged care
The Albanese Labor Government has worked hard to improve the quality of life for older Australians. We have put nurses back into nursing homes, given residents more time with their carers, lifted wages in the sector and improved transparency and accountability. -
Budget 2024–25: Cheaper medicines, new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics and more free mental health services in a stronger Medicare
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to improve our health system: strengthening Medicare, the heart of universal healthcare, easing cost-of-living pressures with cheaper medicines, and embedding new mental health services in Medicare. -
Strengthening Medicare: more Urgent Care Clinics
The 2024-25 Budget is delivering on the Albanese Government’s promise to make it easier to see a doctor. -
Australians benefit from new lifechanging medicines added to the PBS
Women with endometrial cancer and people with itching associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) will benefit from new lifechanging medicines added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from May 1.