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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Albanese Labor Government strengthening Medicare with over $500 million for women's health
The Albanese Labor Government is building Australia’s future and strengthening Medicare, today announcing $573.3 million to deliver more choice, lower costs and better health care for women.-
New Gosnells Medicare Urgent Care Clinic location
Western Australians living in Perth’s south eastern suburbs will have access to free urgent medical care closer to home with the opening of the permanent location for the Gosnells Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) at Unit 1, 2227 Albany Highway, Gosnells -
Radio interview with Minister Butler on ABC Adelaide Drive
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview on ABC Adelaide Drive about more money for public hospitals -
Genomics Framework charts new course in cancer care for future generations
The Australian government has released Cancer Australia's National Framework for Genomics in Cancer Control, marking a significant step toward improved cancer outcomes through personalised cancer care. -
Government building Australia's future with more money for public hospital reform
The Australian Government is building Australia’s future and strengthening Medicare, delivering an additional $1.7 billion to fund public hospitals and health services next year. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler on ABC AM
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview on ABC AM which on more money for public hospitals and bulk billing. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 5 February 2025
Read the transcript of Prime Minister Albanese and Minister Butler's press conference on strengthening Medicare; more money for public hospitals. -
Television interview with Minister Butler on ABC Afternoon Briefing
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview on ABC Afternoon Briefing which covered more money for public hospitals, trans and gender diverse health guidelines and more. -
Cheaper medicine for lung cancer patients
The Australian Government is listing Retevmo® (selpercatinib) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for the first time to treat advanced or metastatic rearranged during transfection (RET) fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). -
$20 million funding boost for childhood brain cancer research
The Australian Government is investing close to $20 million in funding for Australian researchers to support groundbreaking national research that will give new hope to Australian children, adolescents and young adults with childhood brain cancers, including Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).