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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Expanded access to chronic heart failure treatment on the PBS
More Australians with chronic heart failure will have access to subsidised treatment under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).-
$6 million for health research that listens to Indigenous communities
The Australian Government is working to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders through six research projects that have all involved First Nations people. -
Review to improve BreastScreen Australia Program
A review into the BreastScreen Australia Program will ensure Australian women receive the highest quality breast cancer screening and information. -
Second Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Hobart opens
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to Tasmanians with the opening of an additional Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) in Hobart. -
Better access to healthcare for South Australians
South Australians will have better access to healthcare, with the opening of a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) in Elizabeth and the expansion of Healthdirect services to connect patients to General Practitioners. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - speech - 25 October 2023
Read Minister Butler's speech at the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) Conference. -
Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opens in South Brisbane
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to Brisbane Southsiders, with the Brisbane South Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) opening on 23 October 2023. -
Life changing gene therapy for babies with spinal muscular atrophy
The Australian Government is giving more families access to life changing gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
Toowoomba Medicare Urgent Care Clinic to open next week
The Australian Government is making it easier for Toowoomba residents to see a doctor, with the Toowoomba Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) opening next week. -
$30.8 million for health research that listens to Indigenous communities
The Australian Government is working to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders through 26 research projects that have all involved First Nations people from the start.