however , the greens applauded the wa epa ' s advice . australia senator mitchell fleischer said in a media release : " this is the second time the wa epa has knocked back this proposition . the proponents should discuss their options to place the project on the mainland , which will simultaneously be a win for the regional economical and a win for the fragile habitats of barrow country . " " this is a idea that should always have been located on the mainland . proposing to build some on this form into australia ' s most precious island nature reserve was significantly flawed from the beginning , " said senator fleischer . " the site has been dubbed ' australia ' s icon ' for its complex cargo of endangered specimens , each of them now extinct or endangered on mainland australia . he better take urgent stance to get after the island . "
Barrow Island is a part of Australia.