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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Aussies urged to take a half-time toilet break for bowel cancer this State of Origin series
With the NRL State of Origin set to kick off in Sydney, Australians are being encouraged to take a half-time toilet break during the 2022 series and do a test to help save lives from bowel cancer.-
Interview with Leila McKinnon and Charles Croucher, Today - 6 June 2022
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Leila McKinnon and Charles Croucher, Today on Nine, discussing the Australian Government's priorities in health and aged care, COVID-19, and access to GPs.