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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Professor Brendan Murphy AC retirement
Today, Professor Brendan Murphy AC has announced his decision to retire from his position as Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care, effective 6 July 2023.-
Cheaper medicines for graft versus host disease, chronic rhinosinusitis and oesophageal cancer
Australians with acute or chronic graft versus host disease, chronic rhinosinusitis, and oesophageal cancer or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer now have access to new and updated medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
Cheaper medicines for graft versus host disease, chronic rhinosinusitis and oesophageal cancer
Australians with acute or chronic graft versus host disease, chronic rhinosinusitis, and oesophageal cancer or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer now have access to new and updated medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
New life saving medicines
Two breakthrough medicines will be available free of charge to Australians with extremely rare and life-threatening inherited diseases, from 1 April 2023. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 6 April 2023
Read the transcript for Minister Butler's press conference on Trikafta; and Medicare compliance -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Luke Grant, 2GB The Ray Hadley Show - 6 April 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Luke Grant on expanded PBS access to Trikafta for children aged 6-11 years; and Better Access. -
Television interview with Minister Butler and Sarah Abo, Today Show - 6 April 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sarah Abo and Karl Stefanovic on expanded access to Trikafta for children aged 6-11; Independent review into Medicare compliance. -
Life changing cystic fibrosis treatment now available to children 6 years and above
From 1 May 2023, children aged 6 to 11 with cystic fibrosis will have access to the medicine Trikafta® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor), through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
Medicare non-compliance and fraud costing Australians
The Albanese Government has today released the findings of a review into the compliance system that underpins Medicare. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care – press conference – 30 March 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference in Canberra on expanded access to subsidised paxlovid; COVID-19 2023 booster dose ad campaign; COVID-19 leave grants for aged care workers; Chief Medical Officer’s fourth wave report.