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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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. -
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. -
Budget October 2022–23: Strengthening Medicare
The Australian Government’s 2022-23 Budget begins the task of strengthening Medicare after a decade of cuts and neglect. This is a Budget for the health of every Australian. Overall spending on health ($104.1b), aged care ($30.6b) and sport ($633.5m) is $135.3b – up 5.7 per cent on last year. -
Minister Butler doorstop in Adelaide - 22 October 2022
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop on cheaper medicines; November PBS listings; Medibank data breach; the Budget; South Australian Government. -
Affordable medicines to treat skin cancer, lung cancer and ALH
From 1 November 2022, Australians will have access to new and updated medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). These include listings for skin cancer, lung cancer and genetic disease X-linked hypophosphataemia (XLH).