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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$34 million for research into stem cell therapies for osteoarthritis and other conditions
The Australian Government is investing $34.5 million in research funding to trial new treatments and therapies aiming to harness the power of stem cells to improve patient outcomes.-
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Tom Elliott, 3AW Mornings – 4 September 2024
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview on 3AW Mornings which covered more Victorian Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, dental covered under Medicare, and illegal tobacco and vapes. -
More Medicare Urgent Care Clinics across Victoria
The Australian Government is delivering a further seven Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (Medicare UCCs) to give more Victorians access to high quality and free walk-in health care. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care's press conference on 4 September 2024
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's joint press conference with Mary Doyle MP and Dr Todd Cameron, which covered Victorian Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, covering dental services through Medicare, the private hospital sector review, and Victorian hospital funding. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Rafael Epstein, ABC Melbourne Mornings – 4 September 2024
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview with Rafael Epstein which covered Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in Victoria, dental covered under Medicare, and illegal tobacco and vapes. -
New research could halt rheumatoid arthritis
The Australian Government is funding a promising treatment that could effectively put rheumatoid arthritis into remission and eliminate the need for lifelong immunotherapy. -
Australians save over half a billion dollars on cheaper medicines
Thanks to the Government Australians have saved over half a billion dollars ($525 million) on the cost of their medicines. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 1 September 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference which covered cheaper medicines, 60-day prescriptions, RSV and long stay older patients. -
Life prolonging breast cancer drug receives expanded access on the PBS
Australians diagnosed with a type of metastatic breast cancer will now have access to a life prolonging treatment under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1 September 2024. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 28 August 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on PBS listing for breast cancer medicine; 22 million additional IV fluid bags.