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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Budget October 2022–23: Strengthening Medicare
The Australian Government’s 2022-23 Budget begins the task of strengthening Medicare after a decade of cuts and neglect. This is a Budget for the health of every Australian. Overall spending on health ($104.1b), aged care ($30.6b) and sport ($633.5m) is $135.3b – up 5.7 per cent on last year.-
Minister Butler doorstop in Adelaide - 22 October 2022
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop on cheaper medicines; November PBS listings; Medibank data breach; the Budget; South Australian Government. -
Affordable medicines to treat skin cancer, lung cancer and ALH
From 1 November 2022, Australians will have access to new and updated medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). These include listings for skin cancer, lung cancer and genetic disease X-linked hypophosphataemia (XLH). -
Improving long-term health outcomes for people with intellectual disability
The Australian Government is investing more than $5 million in four research projects to improve the long-term health outcomes of people with intellectual disability. -
$16.9 million for cutting edge medical innovations
Fifteen cutting edge medical research and technology projects will receive a total of $16.9 million from the Australian Government to accelerate their transition into clinical practice. -
$7.5 million for hearing health
The Australian Government has announced close to $7.5 million funding to support research that will help prevent hearing loss and improve the health and wellbeing of those who live with hearing impairment. -
Television interview with Minister Butler and Sarah Ferguson, ABC 7.30 - 18 October 2022
Read the transcript of the television interview with Minister Butler and Sarah Ferguson on Medicare fraud. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Patricia Karvelas, RN Breakfast - 18 October 2022
Read the transcript of the radio interview with Minister Butler and Patricia Karvelas on Medicare fraud, aged care sector and the StewartBrown report, and reintroducing bulk billed psychiatric telehealth consultations for regional and rural Australia. -
Medicare reports
Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler has issued the following statement regarding Medicare reporting. -
Improving mental health services in regional Australia
The Australian Government is delivering on our election commitment to restore bulk billed video telehealth psychiatry consultations, through a $47.7 million investment in the October 2022-23 Budget. Joint media release with Assistant Minister Emma McBride and Fiona Phillips, Member for Gilmore.