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 and Minister for Women - press conference - 12 October 2022
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's and Senator Gallagher's press conference on the National Health and Medical Research investigator grants; gender equality in medical research; gender biases in the healthcare system.-
Working towards gender equity in health and medical research
From 2023, the National Health and Medical Research Council will set targets to award equal numbers of Investigator Grants to women and men in a new commitment to address gender inequities in research funding. Joint media release with Minister for Women, Senator Katy Gallagher. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, Stacy Lee and David Bevan, ABC Adelaide - 11 October 2022
Read the transcript of the radio interview with Minister Butler, David Bevan and Stacy Lee on general practice; South Australian women's and children's hospitals and COVID-19. -
Television interview with Minister Butler, Michael Rowland and Lisa Miller, ABC - 11 October 2022
Read the transcript of the television interview with Minister Butler, Michael Rowland and Lisa Miller on general practice; the Australian Medical Students' Association roundtable; removing red tape. -
Minister Butler doorstop in Canberra - 11 October 2022
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop on general practice and reducing red tape. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Jim Wilson, 2GB - 10 October 2022
Read the transcript of the radio interview with Minister Butler and Jim Wilson on Health workforce; overseas doctors; reducing red tape and the Moderna bivalent vaccine. -
World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day – a day for global mental health education, awareness, and advocacy. -
World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day – a day for global mental health education, awareness, and advocacy. -
$5.4 million boost for brain cancer research
The Australian Government will invest more than $5.4 million in three ground-breaking brain cancer research projects. -
Better diagnosis, treatment and care for ADHD
Australians will soon be able to count on better care and treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) right across the country with the release of a new clinical practice guideline.