however , the greens welcomed the wa da ' s proposal . queensland senator christine lehane said in a gazette release : " this is the tenth time the wa epa has knocked back this proposal . the state should review their approach to put the project on the mainland , which will ultimately be a win for the regional municipality and a win for the unique environment of barrow country . " " this is a proposal that should always have been located on the mainland . proposing to build something on this side inside australia ' s most precious archipelago nature center was severely flawed from the beginning , " said representative blankley . " the atoll has been dubbed ' australia ' s ark ' for its unique cargo of endemic taxa , each of them now extinct or endangered on mainland australia . he must take strong action to take after the island . "
Barrow Island is a part of Australia.