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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Press conference with Minister Butler and Minister Rae, Adelaide – 4 June 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Minister Rae's press conference on the Aged Care Act; illicit tobacco.-
New Aged Care Act to start from 1 November
The Australian Government is delivering once-in-a-generation reforms to aged care to build a high-quality, respectful and sustainable system that puts older Australians at the centre of their care, now and into the future. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, ABC Radio National – 30 May 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sally Sara on COVID-19, bowel cancer, measles vaccination, Healthscope and NDIS. -
TV interview with Minister Butler, Sunrise - 30 May 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Natalie Barr on a sugar tax -
Press conference with Minister Butler, Adelaide – 29 May
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on heart health checks; NDIS -
Protecting Australians from heart disease
The Australian Government is protecting Australians against our country’s biggest killer – heart disease. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, ABC Hobart - 28 May 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Leon Compton Healthscope; Hobart Private Hospital; dental. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, ABC Sydney – 27 May 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Hamish Macdonald on Healthscope; NDIS. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, ABC Perth – 27 May 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Nadia Mitsopoulos on Healthscope; private health insurance -
Statement from Minister Butler – Healthscope
Read the statement on Healthscope, one of Australia's largest private health care providers, entering administration.