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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Protecting Australians from unsafe compounding of replica weight loss products
The Australian Government is acting to protect Australians from the risks posed by injecting potentially unsafe and dangerous compounded replicas of weight loss products.-
Another Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for the Gold Coast
The Albanese Government is delivering on its promise to strengthen Medicare with another Medicare Urgent Care Clinic destined for the Gold Coast, this time in Southport. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 22 May 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Senator Watt's press conference on new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for the Gold Coast; banning pharmacy compounding of replica weight loss medicines; ICC independence; taking pressure off hospitals. -
$43.9 million to boost fight against HIV
The Australian Government is investing $43.9 million to put Australia on track to eliminate transmission of HIV on our shores by 2030. -
Delivering a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Ryde
The Australian Government is delivering for people in Northern Sydney with more access to fully bulk billed care for their urgent health needs, as the existing Top Ryde Urgent Care Service becomes a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic. -
New Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Armadale
The Australian Government is delivering another Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for WA with people in Perth’s south-eastern suburbs soon able to walk in for fully bulk billed urgent care from highly trained doctors and nurses. -
Delivering a fifth Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Tasmania and more support to strengthen Medicare
The Australian Government is delivering another Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Tasmanians so they can access fully bulk billed urgent care. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, Andy 'Tubes' Taylor and Kaz McMullen, Triple M Hobart – 20 May 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Andy 'Tubes' Taylor and Kaz McMullen on the new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Tasmania. -
Press conference with Minister Butler, Hobart – 20 May 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference about the New Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Tasmania and energy bill relief for every Tasmanian household and small business. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Leon Compton, ABC Tasmania – 20 May 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Leon Compton on the new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Tasmania and a social media ban for children.