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The Hon Mark Butler MP

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The Hon Mark Butler MP
Minister for Health and Ageing
Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme

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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  • $73 million for new medical technology and research facilities

    Media release
    Australians could benefit from better cancer treatments, new vaccines, depression treatment without medication, and deeper insights into gut health because of new medical research projects funded by the Albanese Government.

  • Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opens in Sunbury

    Media release
    The Albanese Government is delivering on its commitment to Sunbury residents, with the opening of the Medicare Urgent Care Clinic at the Goonawarra Medical Centre Sunbury.

  • Cheaper medicines from 60-day dispensing

    Media release
    From September 1, Australians with a chronic condition will benefit from cheaper medicines on around 100 common medicines listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) under the first stage of the Albanese Government’s new 60-day dispensing policy.

  • $6.2 million to address children body image distress

    Media release
    The Albanese Government is providing $6.2 million to The Embrace Collective for their Embrace Kids program to help kids tackle body image issues to live happier, healthier lives now and in the future.

  • Consultation opens on National Hepatitis Strategies

    Media release
    Australians can now have a say on two important strategies that will guide Australia’s action against hepatitis B and C to eliminate these viruses as public health threats by 2030.

  • Improving care planning for older Australians

    Media release
    The Australian Government is providing $1.3 million to Beechworth Health Service to roll out and evaluate a tool that improves care planning for older Australians across what matters to them, medications, mobility and mental health.

  • Delivering allied health care to rural Queensland

    Media release
    The Australian Government is providing a $1.5 million grant to Outback Futures to trial an innovative project to improve access to allied health professionals in remote areas.