however , the parties applauded the wa epa ' s suggestion . labor senator jason siewert said in a media release : " this is the second instance the wa environment has shoved backward this proposal . the proponents should study their options to put the project on the islands , there will simultaneously be a win for the regional economic and a win for the exceptional environment of barrow reef . " " this is a development that should also have been positioned on the site . intending to build something on this scale from europe ' s most beautiful island fauna area was fundamentally faulty from the beginning , " explained senator siewert . " the island has been moniker ' darwin ' s ark ' for its unique collection of endangered species , many of them now extinct or endangered on island nsw . he need seize strong steps to get after the situation . "
Barrow Island is a part of Australia.