• Australian Labor Party Representative for Hindmarsh
• Minister for Health and Ageing (since 13 May 2025)
  Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (since 13 May 2025)
  Deputy Leader of the House (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 24 November 2007 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Health Care (28 May 2026)

“Through the member, can I thank the staff of the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre, which is stationed in Darwin. They are staffing the Bullsbrook quarantine facility down in Perth, and I announced only a few hours ago that the mandatory quarantine period for the six returned passengers from MV Hondius impacted by the hantavirus outbreak would be extended by another three...”

Bills: National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026; Second Reading (28 May 2026)

“I move: That further consideration of the bill be made in order of the day for the next sitting. Question agreed to.”

Questions without Notice: World Blood Cancer Day (27 May 2026)

“Thank you to the member for Kennedy for the question and for his long interest in this as a member of parliament but also as a member of a family who have suffered grief and loss, with the loss of Liam a couple of years ago. Speaker, I repeat your acknowledgement of the presence of Josephine and Rachelle and other campaigners for the Life-saving List in this chamber. They'll be joining you in...”

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• Has spoken in 82 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 3 comments on this Representative's speeches — well above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 78 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks — email me whenever Mark Butler speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 555 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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