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