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 – 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.-
Expanded access to subsidised oral antiviral Paxlovid and other COVID-19 supports
From 1 April, more than 160,000 people aged 60 to 69 will have access to the antiviral treatment Paxlovid as the Albanese Government expands eligibility under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Chris O'Keefe, 2GB Drive - 29 March 2023
Read the transcript of the radio interview between Minister Butler and Chris O'Keefe on general practice, skin cancer checks, and the May Budget. -
Minister Butler doorstop in Canberra - 23 March 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop in Canberra on vaping. -
Television interview with Minister Butler and Lisa Millar, ABC News Breakfast - 23 March 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Lisa Millar's television interview on vaping, and the First Nations Referendum Working Group. -
Radio Interview with Minister Butler and Patricia Karvelas, ABC RN Breakfast - 23 March 2023
Read the transcript of the radio interview with Minister Butler and Patricia Karvelas on vaping and the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Raf Epstein, ABC Melbourne - 22 March 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Raf Epstein's radio interview on vaping, and primary health. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Leon Compton - ABC Hobart Mornings - 22 March 2023
Read the transcript of the radio interview between Minister Butler and Leon Compton on vaping. 
New Bill Increases Aged Care Transparency
The Albanese Government has today introduced key legislation to further drive transparency and accountability across the aged care sector.-
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Ben Fordham, 2GB - 17 March 2023
Read the transcript of the radio interview between Minister Butler and Ben Fordham on the diabetes drug, Fiasp.