When the new logo was released recently, critics said it looked like the coronavirus molecule or a bird dropping. The design is actually based on the yellow, pom-like flower of a native Australian plant, the acacia.
The designer of the original kangaroo-based design, Ken Cato, said he would be very interested in seeing an update to his 1986 design, but he also noted that the new design had a number of issues, including that its gold color made it hard to distinguish, especially on a white or light background. The letters AU might easily be construed as Austria, he noted, and the smaller the pom becomes, the less legible it is.