• 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: Private Health Insurance (14 May 2026)

“ If there are two households next to each other on the same income and one household is working age, raising kids and taking out private health insurance, we don't see any rationale for paying them a lower level of support than a household next door that happens to be on the same income but of an older age. This is a difficult decision. But at a time when this government needs to lean...”

Questions without Notice: Private Health Insurance (14 May 2026)

“I thank the member for the question. I'm happy to explain the government's rationale for the decisions we put into the budget on Tuesday night and I announced a few weeks ago. I don't accept the figure that the member has used in her question. I've seen the industry put out a figure like that. I can't find any way in which that is going to be real. We've been very clear in the modelling that...”

Questions without Notice: Biosecurity: Hantavirus (14 May 2026)

“Thank you to the member for Lalor for the question and the opportunity to provide the House with an update on the hantavirus that's connected with the cruise ship MV Hondius. This morning, I received a further briefing from the Australian Centre for Disease Control and the Chief Medical Officer about any developments in relation to this outbreak. Also this morning, the National Coordination...”

More of Mark Butler's recent appearances

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• Has spoken in 74 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") 547 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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