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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Radio interview with Minister Butler and Matthew Pantelis, FIVEAA Mornings - 19 September 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Matthew Pantelis on aged care; bulk billing investments; taking pressure off hospitals; GP workforce; proton therapy.-
Action on unlawful vapes in South Australia
South Australia’s strong enforcement has seen thousands of unlawful vapes taken off the shelves and out of the hands of young Australians. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and David Bevan, ABC Adelaide Mornings - 18 September 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with David Bevan on aged care reforms; taking pressure off hospitals; vaping enforcement. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care, press conference - 18 September 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference in Adelaide on vaping enforcement; taking pressure off hospitals; retirement villages; women's health; IV fluids; RSV vaccine and monoclonal antibodies. -
Recommendations to ensure access to latest medicines and treatments
The Australian Government has released the final report of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Review. -
Over five million vape products seized - so far
Australia continues to ramp up the fight against illicit vapes, with more than 5.2 million illicit vapes and vaping products seized so far this year. Of these, more than 2 million vapes have been seized since the commencement of the new vaping laws on 1 July 2024. -
Have your say on a national approach to preventing suicide
The Australian Government is calling for feedback on the draft National Suicide Prevention Strategy. -
New and expanded PBS listings for Fabry disease and kidney cancer
Australians with Fabry disease, a rare genetic condition, and people with kidney cancer now have access to cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
$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.