Apparently it was an in-house design although you'd never guess.
Apart from the obvious phallic nature of the logo, it's still exceptionally bad graphic work, a complete confection of ludicrously irrelevant detail, ticks every box including no kerning on the type.
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Apart from the obvious phallic nature of the logo, it's still exceptionally bad graphic work, a complete confection of ludicrously irrelevant detail, ticks every box including no kerning on the type.

Australian PM’s department drops widely mocked ‘phallic’ women’s network logo
Emblem featuring cursive W with a purple protuberance removed ‘pending consultation with staff’