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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Minister Butler - The Australian Financial Review, Thursday, 21 August 2025.
Read Minister Butler's opinion piece on the NDIS published in the Australian Financial Review-
Radio interview with Minister Butler, ABC AM - 21 August 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on ABC AM with Sabra Lane. -
Television interview with Minister Butler, Today - 21 August
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on Autism in the NDIS, the Thriving Kids Program and Monash IVF -
Television interview with Minister Butler, ABC Breakfast - 21 August 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on changes to the NDIS -
Television interview with Minister Butler, Sky News – 21 August 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Peter Stefanovic on securing the future of the NDIS. -
Speech from Minister Butler, National Press Club – 20 August 2025
Read Minister Butler's speech at the National Press Club in Canberra about securing the future of the NDIS. -
Q&A from Minister Butler, National Press Club – 20 August 2025
Read the Q&A from Minister Butler's speech at the National Press Club in Canberra about securing the future of the NDIS. -
Delivering more Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in Western Australia
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to deliver a further 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics with tender processes commencing to identify providers to operate the Bateman, Ellenbrook and Mirrabooka clinics in Western Australia. -
Television interview with Minister Butler, ABC 7:30 – 20 August 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on ABC 7:30 with Sarah Ferguson. -
Delivering more Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in Brisbane and Burpengary
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment for a further 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics with tender processes underway to identify providers to operate the new Brisbane and Burpengary clinics.