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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New sexual health campaign to combat rising rates of STIs
A ground-breaking new awareness campaign is encouraging young people to take action to prevent sexually transmissible infections (STI) by testing regularly and practising safe sex.-
Albanese Government cracks down on illegal tobacco imports
The Albanese Government has committed $188.5 million to crackdown on the importation of illegal tobacco.
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Minister for Health and Aged Care's doorstop in Adelaide on 14 January 2024
Read Minister Butler's doorstop on importation of illegal tobacco, bulk billing and new STI campaign -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Graeme Goodings, FIVEaa Adelaide Mornings - 11 January 2024
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's radio interview on FIVEaa covering Medicare Urgent Care Clinics. -
Over 130,000 Medicare Urgent Care Clinic presentations
Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (UCCs) across the country are delivering on the Government’s commitment to make it easier for thousands of Australians to see a doctor or nurse for urgent care, while diverting patients from hospital emergency departments. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 9 January 2024
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's press conference on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, bulk billing and COVID-19. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care's doorstop in Adelaide on 4 January 2024
Read Minister Butler's doorstop on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics and aged care. -
Expanded PBS listings make vital treatments more affordable
From 1 January 2024, Australians with advanced ovarian cancer, CLL, SLL, cystic fibrosis and atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS), will have access to cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
Minister for Health and Aged Care's doorstop in Adelaide on 2 January 2024
Read Minister Butler's doorstop on vaping. -
Disposable vape imports now banned
There has never been a better time to quit vaping, as today marks the commencement of the first stage of the Albanese Government’s vaping reforms: the ban on importation of disposable single use vapes.