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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$15 million for new cancer fighting research centre
The Australian Government is funding ground breaking research that will revolutionise drug development for prostate and childhood cancer.-
Provider finalised for Cockburn Medicare Urgent Care Clinic
A fourth urgent care clinic will open in Western Australia next month with the Lagoon Medical Centre to be established as the Cockburn Medicare UCC, following an Expression of Interest process. -
Building the workforce to make mental health care more available and equitable
The Australian Government, along with all state and territory governments, have developed and endorsed a plan to build Australia’s mental health workforce. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Matthew Pantelis, FIVEaa - 10 October 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Matthew Pantelis on taking pressure off hospitals; Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; Ozempic; shingles vaccine free for 5 million Australians; veterans and My Aged Care. -
Support for cancer survivors in northern Tasmania
The Australian Government is delivering on its election commitment to provide cancer survivors and their families living in northern Tasmania access to specialised support from a consultant nurse after their treatment has ended. -
Shingles vaccine now free for nearly 5 million Australians
From 1 November, older Australians will have free access to the best protection against shingles through one of the most comprehensive and widely available vaccination programs in the world. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 8 October 2023
Read the transcript for Minister Butler's press conference in Adelaide on making the shingles vaccine free for 5 million Australians. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 6 October 2023
Read the transcript for Minister Butler's press conference in Adelaide on tobacco control laws; hospital funding; bed bugs. -
Building a stronger Medicare with MyMedicare now open to patients
The Australian Government is laying the foundations for a stronger Medicare, with the new MyMedicare program open to patient registration from 1 October 2023. -
Cuts, breaks and sprains - Urgent Care Clinic for Brisbane South
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to Brisbane Southsiders, with a
provider for the Brisbane South Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) selected,
following an Expression of Interest process.