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 Lisa Miller, ABC News Breakfast - 4 April 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Lisa Miller on Medicare Urgent Care Clinic's hitting the major milestone of 250,000 visits; gender inequality in healthcare.-
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Sally Sara, ABC RN Breakfast 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sally Sara on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics hitting the major milestone of 250,000 visits; gender inequality in healthcare. -
250,000 visits to Medicare Urgent Care Clinics take pressure off hospitals
The Australian Government’s network of 58 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics have made it easier for hundreds of thousands of Australians to get urgent care from a doctor or nurse, without waiting for hours in busy hospital emergency departments. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 4 April 2024
Read Minister Butler's press conference on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics hitting the major milestone of 250,000 visits; Victorian health system; gender inequality in healthcare. -
Grant opportunity opens for cancer patient support program
The Australian Government is providing $16.5 million for Cancer Patient Support Program grants, with the first round now open for applications. -
First Nations health leaders and Health Ministers gather to progress Close the Gap reform agenda
The Australian Government in partnership with the Lowitja Insitute have today hosted the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Ministers Roundtable. -
Television interview with Minister Butler and Bridget Brennan, ABC News Breakfast - 21 March 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Bridget Brennan on world leading vaping legislation being introduced to parliament. -
Television interview with Minister Butler and Karl Stefanovic, Today Show - 21 March 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Karl Stefanovic on world leading vaping legislation introduced to Parliament. -
World leading vaping legislation introduced to Parliament
The Australian Government today introduced to Parliament world leading vaping legislation to deliver on our promise to protect children, young people and all Australians from the harms of vaping. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 21 March 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on world-leading vaping legislation introduced to Parliament.