Health Minister Mark Butler is pushing to pass contentious NDIS reforms this month, warning against delays. The Coalition and Greens are considering teaming up to extend inquiries into the NDIS, negative gearing, and capital gains tax changes, which disability groups and state ministers have criticized.
Health Minister Mark Butler is pushing to pass controversial NDIS reforms this month, rejecting opposition calls for extended inquiries. He warns that delays could cost billions and hinder improvements to support quality and fight fraud, accusing the Coalition of using the bill as a political pawn. Disability advocates and state ministers have criticized the proposed changes.
Health Minister Mark Butler has labelled criticism from state and territory disability ministers regarding the NDIS overhaul as "extraordinary," stating they agreed to a plan involving spending cuts. Treasury modelling indicates over 240,000 people may exit the scheme, with states expressing concerns about service gaps.
Australia's Federal Health Minister Mark Butler is "very concerned" about the nation's worst diphtheria outbreak in decades, which has spread from the Northern Territory into Queensland and South Australia. Over 133 cases have been reported in the NT, with more in SA and QLD. The outbreak disproportionately affects Indigenous Australians, and efforts are underway to increase vaccination rates.
Australia's Federal Health Minister Mark Butler is deeply concerned as a major diphtheria outbreak, one of the worst in decades, spreads from the Northern Territory into Western Australia, Queensland, and South Australia. Thousands still need boosters, with a significant portion of the affected Indigenous population yet to be vaccinated.
Ces six personnes, quatre Australiens, un Britannique vivant en Australie et un Néo-Zélandais, sont en «bonne santé» et ne présentent aucun symptôme, a précisé le ministre australien de la Santé Mark Butler en conférence de presse.
Health Minister Mark Butler has refused to say whether an "earned income offset" will form part of the federal government's next budget. Follow live.
Health Minister Mark Butler refuses to say whether an "earned income offset" will form part of the federal government's next budget. Follow live.
NDIS Minister Mark Butler will end the practice of handwritten invoices, providers without qualifications and a "let it rip" market of profiteering operators. But the sector warns it must be navigated carefully to avoid driving away legitimate operators or accidentally leaving out providers helping people with complex, individualised needs.
NDIS Minister Mark Butler has defended the government's latest cost-cutting changes to the scheme in an interview with the ABC, amid an avalanche of participant concern.
NDIS Minister Mark Butler has defended the government's latest cost-cutting changes to the scheme in an interview with the ABC, amid an avalanche of participant concern.
An average cut of $7,000 to NDIS participant plans could hurt social supports providing the "only interaction with the outside world" for some people with disability, advocates warn, as the minister Mark Butler concedes the savings will have a material impact on participants.
An average cut of $7,000 to NDIS participant plans could hurt social supports providing the "only interaction with the outside world" for some people with disability, advocates warn, as the minister Mark Butler concedes the savings will have a material impact on participants.
Minister Mark Butler announces his decision to remove more than 160,000 people from the national disability scheme over the next four years, with the timing labelled "troublesome" by autism advocates.
Health Minister Mark Butler has unveiled sweeping cuts to the ballooning National Disability Insurance Scheme, aimed at cutting costs of the program down to $55 billion by the end of the decade.
Health Minister Mark Butler has unveiled sweeping cuts to the ballooning National Disability Insurance Scheme, aimed at cutting costs of the program down to $55 billion by the end of the decade.
Health Minister Mark Butler has unveiled the government's plan to curb the ballooning growth of the NDIS and save the budget a projected $35 billion over four years.
Health and NDIS Minister Mark Butler unveiled a list of cost-saving measures designed to return the scheme to sustainable levels in a major speech to the National Press Club.
NDIS Minister Mark Butler must end the uncertainty half a million people have been living in when he announces changes to the nation's disability scheme, mental health advocates say.
