Mark Butler

Federal and state governments must urgently start work on setting up new disability systems for older children, teenagers and adults with lower needs after the parliament this week passes laws that will remove 240,000 people from the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Dozens of charities have urged ministers to focus on support and opportunity instead of ‘the failed punitive approaches of the past’

Labor’s deal with the Greens sees an inquiry into the NDIS extended for two months, with plans for new public hearings and more time for a committee process, after even the health minister, Mark Butler, admitted he had heard “confronting” evidence from the disability community fearful of losing access to key supports

Treasurer Jim Chalmers followed up with $2 billion for Thriving Kids in his May budget

Disability ministers across the political divide have united to defy the Albanese government’s radical overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, warning draft laws risk “undermining the original intent” of Julia Gillard’s landmark reform

Peptides join melatonin, cannabis and weight loss medications as priority concerns

But the knee-jerk reaction to the attack on a Jewish celebration in Sydney is solidifying that confusion

Butler backs AUKUS amid heightened scrutiny

For decades a fringe outfit led by provocateur Pauline Hanson, polling released over the weekend by the Australian Financial Review showed One Nation has overtaken the ruling Labor Party in support

The six passengers -- four Australian citizens, one permanent resident and one New Zealand national -- have been in quarantine at a national facility near Perth, state capital of Western Australia, since May 15

The outbreak has disproportionately affected Indigenous communities, particularly in remote areas

The Gulfstream long-range business jet carrying them from the Netherlands landed at RAAF Base Pearce outside the Western Australia state capital, Perth

Funding for some services within the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be slashed — even in cases where participants could be left with a funding gap — as part of a sweeping proposal to drastically curb the scheme’s annual growth

The Britons, who were evacuated on Monday (May 11) from the ill-fated vessel at the centre of an international healthcare scandal, have been required to undertake a 42-day isolation period upon returning to the UK, beginning with a 72-hour stay at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral

Labor is overhauling the NDIS to save $35 billion in the next budget and make the ballooning scheme sustainable

Butler announced a dramatic overhaul of the NDIS on Wednesday, including plans to reduce the annual growth rate to just 2% — below inflation, representing a cut in real terms — and new compliance to dramatically increasethe number of service provider categories required to register on government lists

The government is also gearing up to reverse a Howard-era capital gains tax discount

Chalmers will try to keep backlash from the states at bay by holding an online meeting on Tuesday to brief treasurers about the NDIS overhaul that Health and Disability Minister Mark Butler will announce at the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday

Few issues illustrate that dynamic more clearly right now than Labor’s evolving position on the National Disability Insurance Scheme

President Donald Trump's tariff plan targets mostly brand names but spares generics and rare-disease treatments

More assistance to businesses amid ballooning petrol prices expected to be discussed as prime minister and premiers meet

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese can’t stop Australians filling up jerrycans with petrol and selling it on Facebook Marketplace at a premium

As the world reels from the shock arrest of former royal Andrew Mountbatten Windsor overnight, Australians are beginning to weigh in on the deepening scandal this morning

The government has approved a 4.41% private health insurance premium rise from April — the largest hike in almost 10 years

Parents will no longer have to spend thousands of dollars and dozens of hours chasing autism diagnoses for their struggling children to qualify for government disability support under the new Thriving Kids program, which will help children with lower support needs outside the NDIS

As ICC Men's 2026 T20 World Cup approaches, concerns regarding a Nipah virus outbreak in West Bengal have surfaced, leading to worries over India's suitability as a host

The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee has recommended that Wegovy be listed on the PBS for adults with obesity and established cardiovascular disease