A few weeks ago, Energy Minister Angus Taylor made changes to the Australian carbon market that crashed the value of government-issued carbon credits.

The changes made it cheaper for big companies to pollute. They also cost the government as much as $3.5 billion.

Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe on why Taylor did it and what it means.

Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe.

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