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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Press conference with Minister Butler, Canberra – 1 April 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference about the Medicare Mental Health Check In, childhood vaccination rates, and the NDIS.-
Free mental health therapy now available
Free mental health therapy supported by trained practitioners is now available through the Albanese Government’s Medicare Mental Health Check In, giving more Australians access to early mental health support. -
TV interview with Minister Butler, ABC News Breakfast– 1 April 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with James Glenday about the Middle East conflict, fuel security, and the Medicare Mental Health Check In. -
TV interview with Minister Butler, Sunrise – 1 April 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Natalie Barr about fuel security, private health insurance, and the Medicare Mental Health Check In. -
TV interview with Minister Butler, Today Show – 1 April 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Karl Stefanovic about the National Fuel Security Plan and the NDIS. -
Cheaper medicines for people fighting cancer and rare diseases
The Australian Government is continuing to deliver cheaper medicines with Australians living with debilitating conditions including cancers and rare diseases having access to treatments on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from today. -
Expert advisory group for prostate cancer
The Australian Government is establishing a national Prostate Cancer Expert Advisory Group to strengthen cancer care for men across the country and deliver on the goals of the Australian Cancer Plan to provide world class equitable cancer outcomes. -
Speech from Minister Butler, AFR Healthcare Summit – 30 March 2026
Read Minister Butler's speech at the AFR Healthcare Summit about productivity and healthcare. -
Expanded immunotherapy PBS listing to treat more cancers
The Albanese Government is continuing to deliver cheaper medicines with thousands more Australians living with advanced and high-risk cancers having access to affordable immunotherapy treatment on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1 April. -
Press conference with Minister Butler, Adelaide - 29 March 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on cheaper immunotherapy treatment being listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for patients with advanced renal, cervical and head and neck cancers.