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 - press conference - 9 January 2024
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's press conference on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, bulk billing and COVID-19.-
Minister for Health and Aged Care's doorstop in Adelaide on 4 January 2024
Read Minister Butler's doorstop on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics and aged care. -
Expanded PBS listings make vital treatments more affordable
From 1 January 2024, Australians with advanced ovarian cancer, CLL, SLL, cystic fibrosis and atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS), will have access to cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
Minister for Health and Aged Care's doorstop in Adelaide on 2 January 2024
Read Minister Butler's doorstop on vaping. -
Disposable vape imports now banned
There has never been a better time to quit vaping, as today marks the commencement of the first stage of the Albanese Government’s vaping reforms: the ban on importation of disposable single use vapes. -
All Medicare Urgent Care Clinics open across the country
The Australian Government has delivered on its commitment with all 58 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (Medicare UCCs) open and operating before the end of 2023. -
Read Minister Butler’s doorstop in Adelaide on the shingles vaccine program in Adelaide on 24 December 2023
New shingles vaccine program has delivered half a million doses of the Shingrix vaccine with a further half a million due to be delivered in January. -
10-year vision for digital health unveiled
The Australian Government’s vision for digital health over the next 10 years has been unveiled in a new plan released today.
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Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opens in Lake Haven
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to the people on the Central Coast, with the Lake Haven Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) now open. -
Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opens in inner Melbourne
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment and making it easier for Victorians to get the care they need by opening the Inner Melbourne Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC).