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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Mental health support for NSW floods
The Albanese Government is delivering $13.1 million in targeted mental health support for NSW communities impacted by the devastating recent floods.-
Mental health support for NSW floods
The Albanese Government is delivering $13.1 million in targeted mental health support for NSW communities impacted by the devastating recent floods. -
Mental health support for NSW floods
The Albanese Government is delivering $13.1 million in targeted mental health support for NSW communities impacted by the devastating recent floods. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Ange McCormack, Triple J Hack – 17 August 2022
Read the transcript of the Triple J Hack interview with Minister Butler on bulk billing, urgent care clinics, youth mental health, and Scott Morrison’s secret appointments. -
Auditor general highlights vaccine rollout failures
The Auditor-General's report has laid bare the multitude of failures of the former Government’s vaccine rollout. -
Men's Sheds and Movember improving men's health
The Albanese Government is providing much needed funds to our men’s sheds. -
Television interview with Minister Butler and David Koch, Sunrise – 16 August 2022
Read the transcript of the television interview with Minister Butler on Medicare and strengthening the Medicare fund, pressures on our health system and urgent care clinics. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and David Lipson, ABC Radio – 15 August 2022
Read the transcript of the ABC Radio interview with Minister Butler on Scott Morrison’s self-appointed ministerial roles, cost of GP visits, and Australian mRNA vaccine manufacturing.
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Television interview with Minister Butler and Lachlan Kennedy, Ten News First – 16 August 2022
Read the transcript of the Ten News First interview with Minister Butler on Scott Morrison’s secret appointments, bulk billing and domestic mRNA manufacturing. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, David Bevan and Stacey Lee, ABC Adelaide – 15 August 2022
Read the transcript of the ABC Adelaide interview with Minister Butler on the costs of visiting a GP and strengthening our GP workforce.