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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Television interview with Minister Butler and Andrew Clennell, Sky Sunday Agenda - 10 November 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Andrew Clennell on the new RSV vaccine program, COVID Inquiry Report, PWSS annual report and the US election-
Supporting Australians to know how to access affordable health care
In response to recent rises in the number of Australians delaying or deferring health care, a new public information campaign will support Australians to know how they can access affordable health care. -
Millions of Australians paying higher taxes or more for private health insurance due to Dutton changes
For the first time, evidence given before Senate Estimates and published in the Australian Financial Review has revealed how 2.2 million Australians are now either paying higher taxes or more for their private health insurance because of changes made by Peter Dutton as Health Minister in 2014. -
Time to Get2It and take a test that could save your life
Read Minister Butler's op ed on the Get2It bowel cancer campaign. Originally published in The Advertiser, 6 November 2024 -
Charlestown Medicare Urgent Care Clinic to open in November
The Australian Government is delivering on its promise to strengthen Medicare for the Hunter with a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) to give better access to high quality and fully bulk billed health care. -
Additional Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee meeting
The Australian Government is ensuring patients get access to life changing medications and treatments as quickly as possible. -
Announcing Australia's Medicare champions
Twenty of the nation’s finest health professionals and health teams have been recognised as Medicare Champions in the Stronger Medicare Awards. -
Landmark report on how to unleash the potential of our health professions
A landmark independent review commissioned by the Australian Government has found that virtually all the nation’s health professions face restrictions and barriers in working to their fullest – restrictions that are unrelated to their skills, training and experience. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Sabra Lane, ABC AM - 5 November 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sabra Lane on scope of practice. -
First year of Medicare data shows increase to bulk billing
Medicare billing data shows the Albanese Government’s record investment to strengthen Medicare has revived bulk billing and created an additional 103,000 bulk billed visits to the GP every week, on average, or 5.4 million additional bulk billed visits since November last year.