• Australian Labor Party Representative for Hindmarsh
• Minister for Health and Aged Care (since 1 Jun 2022)
  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: Medicare (27 Mar 2025)

“Under the Liberals—under this man—the most important card when you're going to the doctor is your credit card. When this man because Medicare—and he will again—all Australians are going to end up paying.”

Questions without Notice: Medicare (27 Mar 2025)

“Thank you to the member for Lingiari, because for her and for everyone on this side of the House, bulk-billing is the beating heart of Medicare, and it was in freefall when we came to government. That's why, of course, in our second budget, we tripled the bulk-billing incentive for pensioners, concessional cardholders and kids, which delivered last year an additional six million free visits...”

Questions without Notice: Women's Health (26 Mar 2025)

“I thank the member. Along with the Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, the member for Macquarie and the vast number of women on this side of the House consistently remind me that you can't be serious about strengthening Medicare without a strong focus on women's health because women consume about 60 per cent of all healthcare services in this country, and they face huge lifetime...”

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• Has spoken in 62 debates in the last year — 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 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 74 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks — email me whenever Mark Butler speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 481 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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