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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Delivering better health care for Launceston
The Australian Government is delivering affordable health care for the Launceston and northern Tasmania community with more bulk billing and cheaper medicines helping to ease cost of living pressures.-
Delivering better health care for Tasmanians in the North West
The Australian Government is making health care more affordable and accessible for Tasmanians living in the North West, with more bulk billing GPs and cheaper medicines easing cost of living pressures. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, ABC Northern Tasmania Breakfast – 8 July 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Kim Napier on Launceston General Hospital, aged care and screening procedures. -
Press conference with Minister Butler, Launceston – 7 July 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference about the federal government grant to Calvary Sandhill for memory support unit; Launceston Urgent Care Clinic; Launceston General Hospital; pathology tests; NDIS; PBS; and gambling legislation. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, ABC Radio Hobart – 7 July 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Leon Compton about palliative care; PHI rebates; and the NDIS. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, ABC RN - 3 July 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Melissa Clarke on NDIS and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme -
TV interview with Minister Butler, Sunrise - 3 July 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Natalie Barr. -
New law gives registered nurses PBS prescribing powers for the first time
The Australian Government has today passed historic legislation to allow authorised nurses to prescribe Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines. -
TV interview with Minister Butler, Today Show – 1 July 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Tom Steinfort on delivering real change for Australians; new medicines on the PBS; Medicare UCCs; record public hospital funding. -
TV interview with Minister Butler, ABC News Breakfast – 1 July 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with James Glenday about delivering real change for Australians on July 1.