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 and Angela Bishop, 10 News First – 30 October 2024
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's television interview with Angela Bishop on 10 News First which covered the COVID-19 Inquiry and the Australian Centre for Disease Control.-
Radio interview with Minister Butler – 30 October 2024
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview on ABC Adelaide Breakfast Radio with Sonya Feldholff and Jules Schiller which covered the COVID-19 Inquiry and the Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC). -
Minister Butler and Assistant Minister Kearney, press conference – 30 October 2024
Read the transcript from the joint press conference with Minister Butler and Assistant Minister Kearney, which covered nurses and midwives providing Medicare Services. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Sabra Lane, ABC AM Radio - 30 October 2024
Read Minister Butler's interview with Sabra Lane on the COVID-19 Inquiry Response Report, the Australian Centre for Disease Control, long Covid and abortion access. -
Tasmania's Stronger Medicare Award Finalists
A free nurse-led primary health service, a GP providing access to health care for diverse and vulnerable communities, and a nurse practitioner and manager of a multidisciplinary family practice are Tasmania’s finalists in the Stronger Medicare Awards. -
Delivering an Australian CDC
The Australian Government is investing $251.7m to deliver Australia’s Centre for Disease Control (CDC). -
Minister for Health and Aged Care and Treasurer, press conference – 29 October 2024
Read the transcript of the Treasurer and Minister Butler press conference on the COVID-19 Inquiry and the Australian Centre for Disease Control. -
Western Australia's Stronger Medicare Award finalists
Five individuals and teams, covering general practice, pharmacy, nursing, respite and multidisciplinary teams are Western Australia’s finalists in the Stronger Medicare Awards. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care, press conference – 25 October 2025
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's press conference on the national targeted skin cancer screening roadmap and private health insurance. -
National targeted skin cancer screening to be accelerated with $10.3 million investment
The Australian Government is investing $10.3 million to tackle the most common cancer in our sunburnt country, skin cancer.