ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ðə ðˈɛn ˌɛnˌɛsdˈʌbəljˌuː pɹəmˈɪɹ, bˈɑːb kˈɑːɹ, ɐnˈaʊnst ðə fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən əvə tˈæsk fˈoːɹs ˌʌndɚ ðə tʃˈɛɹmənʃˌɪp ʌv klˈiːn ˌʌp ɔːstɹˈeɪliə fˈaʊndɚ, ˈiːən kˈɪɹnən.
In 1998, the then NSW Premier, Bob Carr, announced the formation of a task force under the chairmanship of Clean Up Australia founder, Ian Kiernan.