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 – press conference in Canberra – 31 May 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference at Parliament House about World No Tobacco Day, taking action on smoking and vaping, cheaper medicines and Calvary Hospital ACT.-
Government reopens GP access and invests in bulk-billing, reinstating care as a priority
GP Access After Hours is the gold star service of after-hours care across the country. -
Making palliative care more accessible in South Australia
A new palliative care pilot will be launched in South Australia to make care more accessible. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care – interview on 3AW Mornings – 30 May 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Neil Mitchell about CAR T-cell therapy and vaping. -
$70 million for eating disorders and childhood mental health
A joint media release with the Hon. Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health and Aged Care and the Hon. Emma McBride MP, Minister for Mental and Suicide Prevention -
Calvary Mater GP after hours clinic reopens
Following an investment of $28.7 million from the Albanese Labor Government the GP Access After Hours Clinic at the Calvary Mater will re-open tomorrow. -
New funding for palliative care projects
Australians who need palliative care will benefit from enhanced workforce education and training and improved quality through Albanese Government funding totalling more than $68 million. -
Australians battling with prostate cancer to benefit from new PBS listing
Australians battling prostate cancer that has spread past the prostate will soon benefit from subsidised medicine under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). -
Minister for Health and Aged Care – press conference in Canberra – 24 May 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference in Canberra about listing of Voxzogo on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for children and adolescents with achondroplasia, women's health, traditional Indian medicine, First Nations mental health, aged care, telehealth and vaping.
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New life changing treatment for dwarfism added to PBS
Children born with the most common form of dwarfism will have access to a new life changing treatment on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).