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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Better health care services for Yanchep locals
Local access to better health care is a step closer for Yanchep, with the first stage of a new health precinct open to the community in one of the fastest growing areas of Western Australia.-
Strengthening the medical workforce for a healthy Charleville
The Australian Government is making it easier for rural Queenslanders to see a doctor with a $2.4 million investment and an innovative program to support stronger rural healthcare. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care, speech - 14 August 2024
Read Minister Butler's address to Movember Real Face of Men's Report Launch at Parliament House -
Radio interview with Minister Butler on FIVEaa Mornings – 12 August 2024
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's radio interview with Matthew Pantelis which covered South Australian hospitals, the Aged Care Taskforce, bulk billing, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, and medical students choosing general practice. -
Cheaper medicines for rare genetic disorders and cancer
Adults with hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis and with certain cancers, will now have access to cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) thanks to the Australian Government. -
New body to shape nations health workforce
The Australian Government has established a new body to shape the direction of Australia’s healthcare workforce. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care, speech – 2 August 2024
Read Minister Butler's speech at the Australian Medical Association's National Conference. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care, speech – 2 August 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's address to the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's National Conference -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Loretta Ryan, ABC Brisbane – 1 August 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Loretta Ryan and Craig Zonca on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; increase in bulk billing. -
Delivering a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Morayfield
Morayfield residents will be able to access fully bulk billed care with a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC).