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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Strengthening Medicare with $220m in GP Grants
The Australian Government is delivering on a key election commitment to strengthen GP practices across the country.-
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Leon Compton, ABC Hobart Mornings - 18 April 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's radio interview with Leon Compton on Tasmania's Urgent Care Clinic; vaping. -
National Mental Health Commission
The National Mental Health Commission plays an important role in delivering on the Government’s mental health and suicide prevention reforms. -
Medicare Urgent Care Clinics expand in Tasmania
Following keen interest and extensive collaboration between the Australian Government and Tasmanian Government, an additional Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) will be established in Tasmania, taking the total number of Medicare UCCs to be established in the state to 4. -
New renal dialysis units for remote First Nations patients
The Australian Government is delivering on a key election commitment to First Nations health with new renal dialysis units in six remote locations, ensuring First Nations people with severe kidney diseases can receive lifesaving treatment closer to their communities. -
Professor Brendan Murphy AC retirement
Today, Professor Brendan Murphy AC has announced his decision to retire from his position as Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care, effective 6 July 2023. -
Cheaper medicines for graft versus host disease, chronic rhinosinusitis and oesophageal cancer
Australians with acute or chronic graft versus host disease, chronic rhinosinusitis, and oesophageal cancer or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer now have access to new and updated medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
Cheaper medicines for graft versus host disease, chronic rhinosinusitis and oesophageal cancer
Australians with acute or chronic graft versus host disease, chronic rhinosinusitis, and oesophageal cancer or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer now have access to new and updated medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
New life saving medicines
Two breakthrough medicines will be available free of charge to Australians with extremely rare and life-threatening inherited diseases, from 1 April 2023. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 6 April 2023
Read the transcript for Minister Butler's press conference on Trikafta; and Medicare compliance