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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Minister Butler press conference at Flinders Medical Centre - 31 October 2022
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop on Flinders Medical Centre upgrade; SA Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Centre; IUD’s; women’s health; SA Cabinet documents.-
$400 million upgrade for Flinders Medical Centre
The Australian Government will partner with the South Australian Malinauskas Government to deliver $400 million for a once-in-a-generation upgrade to the Flinders Medical Centre. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - joint press conference - Friday 28th October
Read the transcript of a Minister Butler, Sharon Claydon MP, Pat Conroy MP and Meryl Swanson MP press conference on GP Access After Hours clinics; Urgent Care Clinics; hospital funding. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Dan Cox, ABC Newcastle - 28 October 2022
Read the transcript of the radio interview with Minister Butler and Dan Cox on Hunter GP access after hours; strengthening Medicare; Urgent Care Clinics. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Richard King, 2HD Newcastle - 28 October 2022
Read the transcript of the radio interview with Minister Butler and Richard King on Hunter GP access after hours; hospital funding; cheaper medicines. -
GP access after hours for the Hunter
The Australian Government is delivering on our commitment to make it easier for people in the Hunter region to see a GP or nurse after hours. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 27 October 2022
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on cheaper medicines; hospital funding; Medicare regulation; long COVID; bivalent vaccines. -
Cheaper medicines legislation passed
The Australian Government’s legislation, which will see millions of Australians pay 29 per cent less for scripts with the maximum general co-payment dropping from $42.50 to $30, has passed into law. -
HTA review and chair committee
The Government today announced the appointment of Adjunct Professor Debora Picone AO as Chair of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Review Reference Committee. -
Budget October 2022–23: Restoring dignity to aged care
Australia’s aged care sector has been neglected for too long. This Budget takes the first steps to deliver on reforms to ensure older Australians in care are treated with the respect they deserve with a $3.9 billion package of reforms.