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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Minister for Health and Aged Care, speech – 4 December 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's speech at the opening of the Moderna Technology Centre in Melbourne.-
National action plan on dementia released
The Australian Government has released a historic document, the National Dementia Action Plan 2024-2034, marking our commitment to Australia being more dementia inclusive. -
New members on National Health and Medical Research Council
The Australian Government has appointed the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Council for 2024 to 2027. -
Charlestown Medicare Urgent Care Clinic now open
The Australian Government is delivering for residents in Lake Macquarie and Newcastle with the opening of the Charlestown Medicare Urgent Care Clinic. -
Goodna and Oxley Medicare Urgent Care Clinics Open
The Goodna and Oxley Medicare Urgent Care Clinics are now open so more Queenslanders can access free urgent care closer to home. -
TV interview with Minister Butler and Greg Jennett, ABC Afternoon Briefing – 2 December 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Greg Jennett on endometriosis treatment added to the PBS, healthcare costs and medicine shortages. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and David Bevan, ABC Adelaide Mornings - 2 December 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with David Bevan on endometriosis treatment added to the PBS; new Aged Care Act; My Aged Care; hospital wait times; improvement in Australia's healthcare system; COVID vaccine access; district priority areas. -
Minister Butler press conference, Adelaide
Endometriosis treatment now cheaper.
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Life changing endometriosis treatment now cheaper
For the first time in three decades, women living with endometriosis will now have access to a new treatment on the PBS. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care, speech - 28 November 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's speech at World Aids Day Parliamentary Breakfast.