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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Radio interview with Minister Butler, ABC Perth Drive - 18 February, 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Oliver Peterson on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, Private Health Insurance, Medical Specialist Fees, Eye Injections and the Thriving Kids Program.-
Press conference with Minister Butler, Mundaring – 18 February 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on the Mundaring Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, Private Health Insurance, NDIS Reforms and the Thriving Kids Program. -
Future Tasmanian doctors start training in Launceston
Twenty new medical students will start at the University of Tasmania’s (UTAS) Launceston campus this month where they will complete their entire medical degree, thanks to the Australian Government. -
Burnie Medicare Urgent Care Clinic now open
The Australian Government is delivering for residents in Burnie with the opening of the Burnie Medicare Urgent Care Clinic. -
2026 Private Health Insurance Premiums
After setting out clear expectations for the sector and asking insurers to resubmit their premium requests multiple times, the Government has approved an average premium increase of 4.41 per cent increase from 1 April 2026. -
Cheaper medicines for chronic kidney disease and psoriasis
Australians with chronic kidney disease and psoriasis will now have access to cheaper medicines for each condition, on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
Cheaper medicines for people living with cystic fibrosis
The Australian Government is delivering more support for Australians with cystic fibrosis (CF) with a new medicine listing on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
TV interview with Minister Butler, Sunrise - 13 February 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Natalie Barr -
More transparency and choice for Australian patients
The Australian Government has today introduced legislation to help Australians find the best value when they need specialist medical advice and treatment, by fixing the Morrison government’s failed price disclosure tool, Medical Costs Finder. -
Record jump in bulk billing for Australians
Thanks to the Australian Government’s historic investment, new data shows Australians can now access over 3,400 Medicare Bulk Billing Practices across the country. The number continues to grow every week. Almost 1,300 of these practices were previously mixed billing.