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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Darwin Medicare Urgent Care Clinic now open
The Australian Government is delivering for residents in the Northern Territory with the opening of the Darwin Medicare Urgent Care Clinic.-
Delivering the first national menopause campaign for Australian women
The Australian Government is continuing to deliver better healthcare for women with the launch of the first ever national Menopause and Perimenopause Campaign. -
Bulk billing and Medicare Urgent Care Clinics reaching milestones for Australians
The Australian Government’s historic investment in strengthening Medicare is delivering more free health care for Australians. -
Delivering world class health and medical research for Australia
The Australian Government is transforming health and medical research in Australia through new record investment and the delivery of a landmark 10-year plan. -
$31 million for better medical care for Australians experiencing homelessness
The Australian Government is helping to deliver healthcare to Australians experiencing or at risk of homelessness with a $31 million investment over two years in the Homelessness Access Program. -
$7.2 million response package to Diphtheria outbreak
The Australian Government is delivering a $7.2 million package to support the Northern Territory Government, and the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector respond to the diphtheria outbreak. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, Triple M Central Coast – 20 May 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Paddy Gerrard and Maz Compton on new fully bulk billing GP clinics in the Central Coast. -
TV interview with Minister Butler, Today Show – 19 May 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Karl Stefanovic. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, ABC Radio National – 19 May 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sally Sara about aged care; private health insurance; tobacco; diphtheria; and Ebola. -
Press conference with Minister Butler, Newcastle – 19 May 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference about bulk billing; Ebola; and aged care.