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, doorstop interview – 13 January 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop interview in Canberra about Medicare, bulk billing, vaping, public hospitals and NSW psychiatrists.-
Connecting Cancer Patients with Cancer Nurses
The Albanese Government is making it easier for cancer patients to find the support they need with $2.3 million, to the McGrath Foundation, over the next two years, to expand their “Find my Nurse” online tool to cover more cancer nurses. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 5 January 2025
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's press conference which covered funding for McGrath Foundation ‘Find My Nurse’ online tool; private health insurance; human metapneumovirus; Australian CDC; Welcome To Country ceremonies; Foreign Interference and Transparency Scheme. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care – press conference, 2 January 2025
Listing of breast cancer drug Lynparza on the PBS, cheaper medicines, more bulk billing and Urgent Care Clinics. -
New and expanded PBS Listings for breast and prostate cancer
Australians with prostate and breast cancer now have affordable access to affordable new and expanded medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
Cheaper medicines stay cheaper as Australians save $1.1 billion
On 1 January, for the first time in more than 25 years, the maximum amount people pay for PBS medicines didn't rise with inflation for all Australians, as consumers saved $1.1 billion from cheaper medicines. -
$18.5 million to commercialise research to cure blindness, find cancer, and make childbirth safer
The Australian Government is investing $18.5 million to help eight Australian startup companies to commercialise their research and help turn their discoveries into new medicines and treatment tools for cancer, pregnancy complications, eye damage, and other conditions. -
Older Australians urged to get new Covid booster
Older Australians and anyone eligible for a booster can benefit from getting the latest COVID-19 vaccine before an expected festive season wave. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Graeme Goodings, 5AA Mornings - 20 December 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Graeme Goodings on COVID booster shots; private health insurance; cost of living measures. -
Delivering an eating disorder centre for SA
The Australian Government and South Australian Government are delivering $10 million for a new Statewide Eating Disorder Service (SEDS) centre at the Repat Health Precinct to improve access to eating disorder treatments for people in South Australia.