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 in Canberra – 9 August 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop in Canberra about cheaper medicines and Medicare-subsidised psychology sessions.-
Cheaper medicines and backing local pharmacies
There’s no question, the cost-of-living pressures are making it tough for Australians right around the country. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care – doorstop in Canberra – 7 August 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop in Canberra about cheaper medicines. -
Negotiations for an eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement
Negotiations for an eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) will soon commence. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care – doorstop in Canberra – 7 August 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop in Canberra about tripling the bulk billing incentive, strengthening Medicare and cheaper medicines. -
Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opens in Westmead
The Albanese Government is delivering on its commitment to residents of western Sydney with the opening of the Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) at the Wentworthville Medical and Dental Centre on Station Street. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care – doorstop in Canberra – 2 August 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop in Canberra about strengthening Medicare, tripling the bulk billing incentives and cheaper medicines. -
Donor breast milk trial shares $73 million in funding
On World Breastfeeding Day, researchers from the University of Adelaide and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute will receive over $2.2 million to study the benefits of donor milk for pre-term babies -
Support for regional, rural and remote pharmacies
The Albanese Government is investing $148.2 million in regional, rural and remote pharmacies, as they transition to providing a broader mix of services and play an even more central role in the health care of Australians. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care – speech – Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Conference – 28 July 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's speech at the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Conference 2023 in Sydney.