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    Good Policy is Not a Zero-Sum Game: Minister Mark Butler

    Apr 01, 2024 3 minutes

    Now the current Minister for Health and Aged Care, he is responsible for one of the federal budget’s largest expenditures, regularly making decisions on issues that directly affect the wellbeing of all Australians.

    In his current and former portfolios he’s had plenty of experience balancing research-informed policy with budgets, community concerns, media, and a complicated political and societal landscape. Ahead of the May AIPS Post-Budget Health Briefing, Minister Butler shared his thoughts about the importance of getting policy right, how to best make evidence-based decisions, and some of what to expect from the 2024

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