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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New agreement to ensure medicines stay cheaper and on pharmacy shelves
The Australian Government is ensuring medicines stay cheaper and on pharmacy shelves across Australia, through a new $4.2 billion agreement with the National Pharmaceutical Services Association over five years.-
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. -
Vape crackdown: almost $2 million of illegal vapes seized in Perth
Significant crackdown on the illegal vape market. -
Christmas comes early for Men's Sheds across Australia
Christmas has come early for Men’s Sheds across the country with the Australian Government supporting 129 sheds with a share in more than $500,000 to continue supporting the health and wellbeing of their communities. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Stewart Brash, ABC Alice Springs – 17 December 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on Alice Springs and 3 new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics opened in the Northern Territory. -
$300 million for a new generation of health and medical research
The Australian Government has reaffirmed its commitment to support innovative health and medical research with a $300 million investment aimed at tackling some of the most pressing health challenges and to improve the health of all Australians.
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TV interview with Minister Butler and Leila McKinnon, A Current Affair - 16 December 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Leila McKinnon on rural healthcare. -
Television interview with Minister Butler and Leila McKinnon, A Current Affair – 16 December 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Leila McKinnon on A Current Affair about rural health care. -
Three more Northern Territory Medicare Urgent Care Clinics now open
The Australian Government is delivering for Ali Curung (Barkly Region), Lajamanu (Big River Region) and Galiwin’ku (Elcho Island) with the opening of three new remote Medicare Urgent Care Clinics. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 16 December 2024
Read the transcript for Minister Butler's press conference with Marion Scrymgour, Member for Lingiari on Alice Springs; Medicare Urgent Care Clinics