The Latest Breaking News from Mark Butler

Medicines used to treat Australians with skin cancer, lung cancer and a rare genetic disease have been added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

An ABC-Nine investigation exposes flaws in Medicare's systems that make it susceptible to fraud and overservicing.

The last of the remaining public health restrictions against COVID-19 have been dropped.

The precarious state of general practice is the most concerning pressure on the healthcare system right now, according to federal Health Minister Mark Butler, who has met experts to brainstorm long- and short-term solutions amid concerns the GP workforce could collapse.

Three in four family doctors say they are burnt-out, and most practice owners fear they will close their surgeries due to mounting costs, a survey finds.

Warning "this virus isn't going away", the former health department boss who led a review of the nation's COVID-19 vaccine arrangements says she is surprised the federal government is yet to order vaccines for 2024.

Australia is not well-prepared should another variant of COVID-91 sweep through the country, a review of vaccine and treatment procurement has found.

The government will slash the cost of popular medications as it begins what it says is the biggest shakeup to the PBS in its 75-year history.

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler says the spread of monkeypox in Australia is significantly stabilising as vaccines are rolled out.