After the British public voted for a £200m ship to be called "BoatyMcBoatFace" instead of something more sensible, the trend swept the globe.

However, this was not the case in Australia, where a transport minister ignored a $100,000 (£57,510) public vote in which the name FerryMcFerryFace only won 182 votes.

An FOI by broadcaster 9News revealed the true winner was the name of Clean Up Australia founder, Ian Kiernan, with 2025 eligible votes.

New South Wales Transport Minister Andrew Constance quietly hand-picked the name FerryMcFerryFace after the public rejected it.

The NSW government had previously led the public to believe the choice was popular, saying: "Given Boaty was already taken by another vessel, we’ve gone with the next most popular name nominated by Sydneysiders."