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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Delivering Medicare Urgent Care Clinics for Inala and Redbank
The Australian Government is delivering for residents in southwest Brisbane with two Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (Medicare UCC) to open in Inala and Redbank.-
Commercialising A.I. to unlock the mystery of multiple sclerosis
The Australian Government is investing $20 million to commercialise digital health research, taking it from the lab and putting it in the hands of patients and their health team, like using artificial intelligence to unlock the secrets of neurological disorders like multiple sclerosis and dementia. -
Illicit Tobacco and E-Cigarette Commissioner to step up the fight against illegal nicotine products
The Albanese Government has established the role of an Illicit Tobacco and E cigarette Commissioner to further ramp up the fight against black market nicotine products. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 1 July 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on new world leading vaping laws; Illicit Tobacco and E-Cigarette Commissioner appointment; TGA regulation of vapes; drugs and alcohol in detention; aged care funding negotiations. -
Parliament's backing means Australia will lead the world on vaping action
The Australian Government’s world leading vaping reforms will become a reality from this Monday 1 July, after the unanimous backing of the Senate and the passage of the Bill through Parliament. -
Genomic research forwarding the fight against genetic disease and cancer
The Australian Government is unlocking the power of genomics research to improve early cancer detection and treatment, with more than $27 million for eight new projects from leading researchers across the country. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care – press conference – 25 June 2024
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's press conference on the Vaping Bill and pill testing. -
Vaping reforms - Opinion Piece
Read Minister Butler's opinion piece on vaping reforms which was published in the Australian on 25 June 2024. -
$16 million to support innovative healthcare delivery in rural and remote Australia
The Albanese Government is investing $16 million to support 11 innovative healthcare projects in rural and remote Australia that aim to provide a range of innovative models of care. -
Record numbers of doctors, nurses, and health professionals moving to Australia
Record numbers of doctors, nurses, midwives and other health professionals are moving to Australia and working in the health system, since the election of the Albanese Government.