furthermore , the senate embraced the wa epa ' s advice . greens senator harvey fleischer said in a media release : " this is the second instance the queensland epa has knocked back this proposal . the developer should review their options to put the project on the mainland , what will later be a defeat for the regional industry and a win for the sensitive environment of barrow islanders . " " this is a proposal that should always have been placed on the mainland . proposing to build something on this measure inside australia ' s most precious reef nature reserve was significantly flaw from the begun , " said senator siewert . " the island has been dubbed ' australia ' s land ' for its unique quantity of endangered species , many of them now extinct or abandoned on mainland asia . he must take strong action to look after the island . "
Barrow Island is a part of Australia.