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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Television interview with Minister Butler, ABC News Breakfast – 2 September 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Bridget Brennan on delivering cheaper PBS medicines, anti-immigration rallies and IVF.-
Doorstop interview with Minister Butler, Canberra – 2 September 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop interview about delivering cheaper PBS medicines costing no more than $25 a script.; Home Care Packages; freedom of information legislation; anti-immigration rallies; and IVF. -
New free vaccine to protect kids against pneumococcal
Australian children will now have stronger protection against pneumococcal with the Australian Government implementing a new and improved vaccine on the National Immunisation Program (NIP). -
Television interview with Minister Butler, Sunrise – 2 September 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Matt Shirvington on delivering cheaper medicines. -
TV interview with Minister Butler, Today Show – 2 September 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Karl Stefanovic about anti-immigration rallies; migration; and delivering cheaper PBS medicines costing no more than $25 a script. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, ABC Radio National – 2 September 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sally Sara about home care packages; delivering cheaper PBS medicines costing no more than $25 a script; Thriving Kids; and specialist costs. -
More cheaper medicines now available for Australians
From today, Australians with paediatric psoriasis, fibrodysplasia, asthma, cystic fibrosis and blood cancer now have access to new and expanded cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
Delivering more Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in Adelaide
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to deliver further 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics with a tender process commencing on 2 September 2025 to identify a provider to operate the East Adelaide clinic.
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$72 million for medical research into deadly venom, Parkinson's disease and more
The search for venom-based treatments, and better treatment for Parkinson’s disease and lung cancer, are three projects sharing in $72 million in health research funding from the Australian Government. -
Delivering a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment for a further 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics with a tender process now underway to identify a provider to operate the Bathurst clinic.