however , the greens thanked the wa epa ' s action . labor senator mitchell fitzwater told in a media release : " this is the second time the nsw epa has turned back this proposal . the senator should review their positions to put the island on the mainland , which will ultimately be a win for the overall economy and a won for the unique habitats of barrow atoll . " " this is a proposals that should certainly have been built on the mainland . refusing to develop one on this scale on australia ' s most precious island nature reserve was deep flawed from the began , " said senator stanzel . " the island has been dubbed ' australia ' s ark ' for its significant cargo of endangered taxa , many of them now extinct or abandoned on mainland sydney . he must take strong action to look after the area . "
Barrow Island is a part of Australia.