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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Television interview with Minister Butler, Sunrise – 15 August 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on Sunrise with Natalie Barr.-
Press conference with Minister Butler, Adelaide – 15 August 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on delivering the bulk billing incentive program. -
Delivering the Bulk Billing Incentive Program
The Australian Government is preparing for the single largest investment in Medicare since its inception to deliver more bulk billing for Australians. -
Delivering a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Windsor
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to open a further 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics with a tender process underway to identify a provider to operate the Windsor Medicare UCC. -
Delivering more Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in Buderim, Caloundra, and Gladstone
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment for a further 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics with a tender process now commenced to identify providers to operate the Buderim, Caloundra and Gladstone clinics. -
Delivering more Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in regional South Australia
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment for a further 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, with tender processes underway to identify providers to operate the new Victor Harbor and Whyalla clinics. -
Growing productivity in the care economy
The Australian Government’s focus on growing productivity across the Australian economy continued with today’s Health, Disability and Ageing Economic Reform Roundtable in Sydney. -
Delivering more Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in Capalaba, Carindale and Greenslopes
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment for a further 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics with a tender process now commenced to identify providers to operate the Capalaba, Carindale and Greenslopes and surrounds clinics. -
New and expanded PBS listings for endometrial cancer, neuroblastoma, Parkinson's disease and melanoma
Australians with Parkinson’s disease, neuroblastoma, endometrial cancer, cystic fibrosis and melanoma will have access to new and expanded medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1 August 2025.
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Television interview with Minister Butler, Sunrise – 8 August 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Natalie Barr on the PBS.