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 and Aged Care.
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 – 31 January 2025
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's joint press conference with the South Australian Minister for Health and Wellbeing, Chris Picton MP, and the South Australian Minister for Education, Blair Boyer MP, which covered vaping, nicotine pouches and tobacco.-
Vaping rates falling among young Australians
As students around the country return to school for the new year, promising new data shows vape use among young Australians has significantly reduced thanks to Australia’s world leading vaping laws. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care – second press conference – 31 January 2025
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's press conference which covered health care for trans and gender diverse children and adolescents, and botox. -
Pharmacy programs agreement consultation to start soon
Consultation for a pharmacy programs agreement will soon commence. -
More Nurses, Sooner: Removing Red Tape for Record Numbers of Nurses Moving to Australia
A record number of nurses are joining the Australian health workforce from overseas, with 16,622 internationally qualified nurses registering to practise here in the past financial year – three times more than the 5,610 nurses that joined in the final year before COVID (2018/19). -
Protection Against RSV for Mums and Bubs with Free Vaccine Available from 3 February
From 3 February 2025, Australian mums and their newborn babies will have free access to the best and most comprehensive protection against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). -
Television interview with Minister Butler on Weekend Today
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview on Weekend Today which covered the free RSV vaccine available from 3 February and more. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - Press Conference - 19 January 2025
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's press conference which covered the Free RSV vaccine for expectant mothers; private health insurance and NSW psychiatrists. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Kylie Morris, ABC Radio National – 13 January 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Kylie Morris about bulk billing rates, cost-of-living relief, anti-Semitic attacks and the Attorney General's trip to Israel. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Nikolai Beilharz, ABC Adelaide Drive – 13 January 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Nikolai Beilharz about bulk billing rates and the record number of GPs choosing general practice.