'Safe air' bill passes NT parliament following Inpex, Santos scandals

Key points

• New laws passed the Northern Territory parliament on Thursday, setting up a scheme to monitor and publicly report toxic air pollutants from the gas industry on Darwin Harbour.
• Minister Joshua Burgoyne said six new monitoring stations would measure volatile organic compounds, including benzene, and that the scheme should be running by the middle of next year.
• Independent MLA Justine Davis and opposition environment spokesman Manuel Brown criticised the bill for leaving key details, such as which toxins are measured and pollution limits, to later regulations.