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 – 11 March 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's joint press conference with the Member for Corangamite, Libby Coker MP, on a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Torquay, more Medicare Urgent Care Clinics and the Torquay Community Hospital.-
Strengthening Medicare: more doctors and larger Medicare payments for dozens of communities
Australians and their GPs in dozens of communities around Australia will soon get more support from Medicare, with larger bulk billing incentives or a wider pool of doctors to recruit from, thanks to an update to classification systems. -
Securing the future of precision medicine for a cancer-free future
The Australian Government is investing $143.4 million to extend two world-leading precision medicine programs for children and adults with cancer, so that more Australians can benefit from the latest in scientific and clinical understanding. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care, press conference – 5 March 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on the manufacturing of onshore IV fluids. -
Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Clifton Hill
Media release announcing outlining the commitment to open a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Clifton Hill -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Michael McLaren, 2GB – 5 March 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on onshore IV fluid manufacturing; tobacco. -
Onshore manufacturing to secure supply of IV fluids
The Australian Government is building Australia’s future by investing in an expansion of Australia’s onshore manufacturing capability for IV (intravenous) fluids, a medical supply of critical importance for surgical operations and hospital care, among other medical uses. -
Support for Central Coast Mums and Babies
The Australian Government is working with the New South Wales Government to ensure expectant mothers and their babies on the Central Coast continue to have access to essential maternity services. -
Minister Butler and Assistant Minister McBride, press conference – 4 March 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Assistant Minister McBride's press conference on the Central Coast, NSW about Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; support for Central Coast mums and babies; doctors; private health insurance and Medicare Mental Health Centres. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care, press conference – 4 March 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press release on 50 more Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; Maitland Medicare Urgent Care Clinic