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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Commonwealth Ombudsman Report into "loopholes" making private health insurance more expensive
Today the Commonwealth Ombudsman released a report into the “loophole” tactics that private health insurers have been using to charge millions of Australians more for private health cover.-
Minister for Health and Aged Care, press conference – 9 December 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on the Commonwealth Ombudsman Report into “loopholes” making private health insurance more expensive, support for severe mental health and the anti-Semitic attack on a Melbourne synagogue. -
Delivering cheaper medicines for diabetes
The Australian Government is making medicines cheaper for over a hundred thousand Australians living with type 2 diabetes mellitus and with high risk of heart disease through expanded treatment options under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
Minister for Health and Aged Care, press conference - 7 December 2024
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's press conference which covered the decision to make diabetes medicine cheaper for hundreds of thousands of Australians. -
Start summer with sun safe messages
The Australian Government, in partnership with Cancer Council Australia, are doubling down on efforts to reduce the number of Australians with skin cancer by investing $15 million in proven campaigns targeting at-risk groups. -
1 million visits to Medicare Urgent Care Clinics
The Australian Government’s Medicare Urgent Care Clinics will this week achieve an historic milestone with 1 million free visits across the country. -
Opening the Bridgewater Medicare Urgent Care Clinic
More Tasmanians will be able to access free urgent medical care closer to home with the Bridgewater Medicare Urgent Care Clinic officially opening. -
Television interview with Minister Butler and Emma Rebellato, ABC News Breakfast – 5 December 2024
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview with Emma Rebellato on ABC News Breakfast which covered private health insurance and a million visits to Medicare Urgent Care Clinics. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler on Triple M Breakfast – 5 December 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on Triple M Breakfast which covered the opening of the Bridgewater Medicare Urgent Care Clinic and dental. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care, press conference – 5 December 2024
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's press conference with Minister Collins which covered the Bridgewater Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, and GP access.