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 more Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in Victoria
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment for a further 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics with tender processes underway to identify providers to operate the new clinics in Victoria.-
Television interview with Minister Butler, Sunrise – 22 August 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Natalie Barr on securing the future of the NDIS; Thriving Kids. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, ABC Adelaide Drive - 21 August 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Narelle Graham on securing the future of the NDIS, Thriving Kids and aged care. -
Television interview with Minister Butler, ABC Breakfast - 21 August 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on changes to the NDIS -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, 2GB – 21 August 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Mark Levy on securing the future of the NDIS; Thriving Kids. -
Television interview with Minister Butler, Sky News – 21 August 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Peter Stefanovic on securing the future of the NDIS. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, 3AW – 21 August 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Tom Elliott on securing the future of the NDIS; Thriving Kids; vaping crackdown. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, ABC AM – 21 August 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sabra Lane on securing the future of the NDIS; Thriving Kids. -
Minister Butler - The Australian Financial Review, Thursday, 21 August 2025.
Read Minister Butler's opinion piece on the NDIS published in the Australian Financial Review -
Television interview with Minister Butler, Today - 21 August
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on Autism in the NDIS, the Thriving Kids Program and Monash IVF