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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Pharmacies get major financial boost from 1 July
On the 75th anniversary of the Chifley Labor Government’s introduction of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), Australia’s strong and sustainable pharmacy sector gets a major financial boost in changes that take effect from 1 July.-
Giving South Australians a direct line to primary care
South Australian patients will be able to access new healthcare options to avoid visits to emergency departments, under a new primary care pilot project aimed at further reducing pressure on our hospitals. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 29 June 2023
Read the transcript for Minister Butler's press conference in Melbourne on new PBS listing Kerendia; diabetes; cheaper medicines; voluntary assisted dying; women's reproductive health; First Nations health outcomes. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 28 June 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference in Morayfield on Morayfield Health Hub; Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; hospital pressures; Caboolture Hospital; health workforce challenges. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care – press conference – Morayfield, Queensland – 16 May 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference at Morayfield about Morayfield Health Hub, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, hospital pressures, Caboolture Hospital, health workforce challenges. -
Morayfield clinic easing the load on local hospitals
The Albanese Government has delivered on its $3.75 million election commitment to re-open the Minor Illness and Accident Centre at the Morayfield Health Hub in Queensland – and already the reopening of the centre is delivering for Queenslanders. -
Ending the postcode lottery in newborn health screening
Today, on International Neonatal Screening Day, the Albanese Government is delivering on our commitment to end the postcode lottery, by investing $39 million to achieve national consistency and expand the program. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 27 June 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference in Wyong on Voice to Parliament; health policy; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health; Closing the Gap. -
$73 million for new medical technology and research facilities
Australians could benefit from better cancer treatments, new vaccines, depression treatment without medication, and deeper insights into gut health because of new medical research projects funded by the Albanese Government. -
Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opens in Sunbury
The Albanese Government is delivering on its commitment to Sunbury residents, with the opening of the Medicare Urgent Care Clinic at the Goonawarra Medical Centre Sunbury.