ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn ðə kwˈiːnslənd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt stˈeɪɾᵻd ðˌæɾə nˈuː nˈeɪm wʊd biː tʃˈoʊzən fɚðɪ ˈaɪlənd, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɐ nˈuː nˈeɪm wʌz nˈɛvɚ sᵻlˈɛktᵻd ænd ðɪ ˈaɪlənd ɹᵻmˈeɪnz əfˈɪʃəli ʌnnˈeɪmd.
In September 2017 the Queensland government stated that a new name would be chosen for the island, although a new name was never selected and the island remains officially unnamed.