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 and Aged Care.
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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$44 million to improve access to Headspace Services
Young people across the nation will soon benefit from additional access to mental health support at a number of headspace centres around Australia.-
$44 million to improve access to Headspace Services
Young people across the nation will soon benefit from additional access to mental health support at a number of headspace centres around Australia. -
Minister Butler press conference in Canberra - 19 July 2022
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on Omnicron, vaccines, third and fourth doses, provisional approval for Moderna for very young children, boosters, flu, aged care, masks, Pfizer and pressure on hospitals. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Liam Bartlett, 6PR - 18 July 2022
Read the transcript of the radio interview with Minister Butler and Liam Bartlett, 6PR on Vaccines, COVID-19 emergency payments, economy, COVID-19 isolation period, National Cabinet and staff shortages in health. -
COVID antivirals available by telehealth phone consultation
Medicare will cover a long consultation by a GP for the purpose of prescribing COVID-19 antivirals, with the change coming into effect from next week. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Patricia Karvelas, ABC Radio National - 15 July 2022
Read the transcript of the radio interview with Minister Butler and Patricia Karvelas, ABC Radio National on COVID emergency payments; National Cabinet and health advice. -
TV interview with Minister Butler and Sarah Ferguson, ABC 7.30 - 14 July 2022
Read the transcript of the TV interview with Minister Butler and Sarah Ferguson, ABC 7.30 on Mask mandates, antivirals, telehealth, emergency pandemic leave, aged care. -
Doorstop, Adelaide with Minister Butler on 14 July 2022
Read the transcript of the Doorstop, Adelaide with Minister Butler on Labour force figures; rapid antigen tests; pandemic leave; aged care. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Stacey Lee, ABC Adelaide Breakfast - 14 July 2022
Read the transcript of the radio interview with Minister Butler and Stacey Lee, ABC Adelaide Breakfast on Rapid Antigen Tests, masks and Voluntary Assisted Dying -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Chris Smith, 2GB Breakfast - 14 July 2022
Read the transcript of the radio interview with Minister Butler and Chris Smith, 2GB Breakfast on COVID-19 response, Rapid Antigen Tests, masks and working from home.