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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Boost for pharmacists for flu season
The Albanese Government is protecting Australians in aged care and disability homes by funding pharmacists for the first time to provide free flu and other National Immunisation Program (NIP) vaccines at the homes-
Press conference at Chemist Hill, Adelaide
Read Minister Butler's press conference on pharmacists providing free vaccinations offsite in aged care and disability care; pathology bulk billing; mental health funding and the eSafety Commissioner. -
Joint Statement from all Australian Health Ministers - 19 April 2024
Read the Joint Statement from all Australian Health Ministers on vaping. -
Joint press conference at the Health Ministers' Meeting - 19 April 2024
Read the transcript from the joint press conference which covered vaping and hospitals. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and David Bevan, ABC Adelaide Mornings - 18 April 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's radio interview with David Bevan on UK smoking legislation; vaping. -
Demand for new youth anti-vaping program surges as Parliament considers world leading vaping reforms
Unprecedented concerns around rising vaping rates in schools show the need for immediate action, a recent trial has shown. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 10 April 2024
Read Minister Butler's press conference on vaping in schools. -
Australians benefit from cheaper medicines on the PBS
Australians with high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ovarian cancer now have access to cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Sally Sara, ABC RN Breakfast 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sally Sara on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics hitting the major milestone of 250,000 visits; gender inequality in healthcare. -
250,000 visits to Medicare Urgent Care Clinics take pressure off hospitals
The Australian Government’s network of 58 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics have made it easier for hundreds of thousands of Australians to get urgent care from a doctor or nurse, without waiting for hours in busy hospital emergency departments.