elsewhere , the greens embraced the wa faa ' s advice . rudd senator rachel siewert commented in a media review : " this is the eighth time the wa epa has turned back this suggestion . the proponents should discuss their choices to put the installation on the mainland , which will ultimately be a win for the regional economy and a defeat for the unique environment of barrow island . " " this is a proposal that should always have been located on the mainland . proposing to build nothing on this island inside australia ' s most fragile island marine preserve was deeply failing from the outset , " said senator ari . " the island has been dubbed ' australia ' s ark ' for its unique cargo of endangered species , many of them now extinct or vulnerable on north nsw . he has take strong action to think after the problem . "
Barrow Island is a part of Australia.