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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Minister for Health and Aged Care, doorstop - 4 June 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop on the 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement; cheaper medicines.-
New pharmacy agreement delivers cheaper medicines
The Australian Government and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have signed the 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA). -
Australia's leadership on smoking and vaping commended by the World Health Organization
On the eve of World No Tobacco Day on 31 May, Australia’s leadership in the fight against smoking and vaping has been commended by the World Health Organization (WHO), with Regional Director Saia Ma'u Piukala saying “Australia's leadership in tobacco control is both commendable and inspiring”. -
Minister Butler to advance Australia's interests at the World Health Assembly in Geneva
The Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, will attend the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland from 26 May. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Jacqui Felgate, 3AW - 23 May 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Jacqui Felgate on shingles vaccine; COVID; Ozempic replica ban -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Sonya Feldhoff, ABC Radio Adelaide - 24 May 2024
Read the transcript for Minister Butler's interview with Sonya Feldhoff on Singapore Airlines SQ321 incident; new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for South Australia; taking pressure off SA hospitals; medical student placements. -
Taking pressure off SA hospitals
The Albanese Government is working with the Malinauskas Government to take pressure off South Australian hospitals. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 23 May 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference in Adelaide on taking pressure off SA hospitals; additional Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for SA; COVID variant; breast cancer screening. -
Protecting Australians from unsafe compounding of replica weight loss products
The Australian Government is acting to protect Australians from the risks posed by injecting potentially unsafe and dangerous compounded replicas of weight loss products. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Bern Young, ABC Gold Coast - 22 May 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Bern Young on new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for the Gold Coast.