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Thank you.

That was ING CEO Melanie Evans speaking with me there.

And that is it for this episode of The Briefing.

Thanks so much for listening.

I'm Sasha Barbagat.

Catch you next time.

Happy Monday and welcome to The Briefing.

Can the government change our minds on vaccines?

Well, there are increasing rates of hesitancy and misinformation around jabs right now.

And in today's deep dive, the health minister warns us of the consequences if that continues.

That chat with Mark Butler is coming up in the second half of this episode.

First, though, let's get into the headlines with Sasha Barbagat.

It's Monday the 4th of May.

May the 4th be with you.

Meantime, the little girl's death has sparked wider conversations about the role of government in this tragedy, with some calling for more to be done to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians.

Nationals leader Matt Canavan among them saying Labor needs to get its hands dirty, even reviving calls for a Royal Commission into sexual abuse in Indigenous communities, something major community groups fiercely oppose.

While the family of Kumanjai have asked for her death not to become a political issue,

they say leaders need to be respectful at this time and that everyone needs to work together on the many issues facing communities in Central Australia.

We're a little over a week out from the 2026 federal budget, with Anthony Albanese gearing up to break a major election promise.

After saying he'd make no changes to negative gearing, it's widely believed the tax concession, along with changes to capital gains, will form a cornerstone of next week's paper.