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Government annual reports.

Federal, state and local government annual reports. Designed to be tabled, accessible and signed off by the Department of Finance.

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AGDA memberARA award winnerWCAG AA standardSince 2011

Brief a government report

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What government reporting teams expect from a designer.

  • How do you handle pgpa act and departmental reporting rules?
  • How do you handle wcag 2.1 aa accessibility?
  • How do you handle parliamentary tabling deadlines?
  • How do you handle whole of government style guides?
  • What does a fixed quote actually include?
  • Have you delivered for government clients before?
Why government teams pick us

Three things we bring to a government brief.

Government and Public Sector reporting
Government reporting
  1. 01

    Government sector experience

    We have delivered for government clients across Australia. We know the audience, the regulators and the language.

  2. 02

    Audit and assurance friendly

    Financial layouts, ESG disclosures and operational data presented to make audit and assurance review straightforward.

  3. 03

    Accessibility built in

    WCAG 2.1 AA tagged PDFs and screen reader testing are standard scope.

Selected work

Government reports we've shipped

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Frameworks and regulators

The standards a government report works against.

We design every report to clear, named standards so your audit, assurance and accessibility leads have nothing to chase.

  • Regulation

    PGPA Act 2013

    Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act reporting framework.

  • Regulation

    PGPA Rule 17AG

    Mandatory annual report content for non-corporate Commonwealth entities.

  • Standard

    WCAG 2.1 AA

    Accessibility baseline required for federal publications.

  • Authority

    Department of Finance

    Sets annual report Resource Management Guides.

What lands in your hands04 / formats

Formats we deliver for government clients.

What government reports need

Federal, state and local government annual reports. Designed to be tabled, accessible and signed off by the Department of Finance.

Standard deliverables

Standard scope includes tabled print pdf, accessible html and wcag compliant pdf, plain english summary. Print procurement, accessible PDF and microsite versions can be added as needed.

Our process

How it works

  1. 01

    Brief & scope

    Share your deadline, page count and report type. Within one business day we send a fixed fee, a written timeline and the named team for your project.

  2. 02

    Design & review

    Jen leads the project end-to-end with a small extended studio team handling production. You review at clear, named milestones. No surprises, no scope creep.

  3. 03

    Lodge & deliver

    Print-ready files, accessible WCAG 2.1 AA PDF and lodgement-ready output for ASIC, ASX, PGPA Act, ACNC or state parliamentary tabling, delivered on the date we committed to in writing.

Government · Locations

Government reporting in every Australian capital and region.

Pick a state to see the cities. Open a city page for local context, then jump into the government report.

Victoria
MelbourneGeelongBallaratBendigoFrankstonDandenongWerribeeMornington PeninsulaSheppartonMilduraWarrnamboolWodongaSunbury

Accreditations and standards

Jen Clark. Melbourne-based founder and creative director of Annual Report Designers
Studio · Woodend, Victoria
Meet your designer

Hi, I'm Jen Clark. I design annual reports.

I lead every annual report project from brief to lodgement, including the data visualisation, accessible PDF, print production and ESG disclosure sections. Shaped, reviewed and signed off by me. A trusted extended team of writers, illustrators, data-viz specialists, accessible-PDF taggers and print producers joins for production under my direction. So you get studio depth with a single point of contact.

I have 25 years experience as a graphic designer and creative director, founding the studio formally in 2011 after years across agency and in-house design teams. Today Annual Report Designers is trusted by Australian boards, NFPs and listed companies for annual, sustainability and impact reports.

"I have never missed a lodgement deadline. That is not luck. It is the production system we have built over 120+ reports since 2011. The brief starts with your date, and everything works backwards from there."by Jen Clark, Founder & Creative Director
  • 120+reports delivered
  • 2011studio founded
  • 25yrsindustry experience
  • AGDA · DIAprofessional member
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FAQ

Government questions.

Cost, timeline, accessibility, NDAs.

All questions
How long does an annual report take to design?
A standard annual report runs 6 to 10 weeks from kick off to final artwork. Reports with sustainability sections or microsite components run 10 to 14 weeks. Tell us your board approval and lodgement dates and we will work backwards from there.
How much does an annual report cost in Australia?
Most projects sit between AUD $12,000 and $45,000. The driver is page count, format, and how much original data visualisation you need. ASX listed reports usually run $18,000 to $35,000. See the full pricing bands.
Do you work with companies outside Melbourne?
Yes. We are based in Victoria and deliver reports to clients in Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberra. Most of the project runs over video, file sharing and shared review tools.
Can you make our report WCAG accessible?
Yes. We deliver tagged accessible PDFs and HTML reports that meet WCAG 2.1 AA. This is a hard requirement for federal and state government reports under the PGPA Act and Department of Finance guidance, and increasingly expected by listed companies.
Do you handle print management?
Yes. We run prepress, print procurement, paper stock selection, finishing and mailing house delivery. You also have the option to take press ready files to your existing supplier.
What does a government report typically cost?
Most government reports land in the $14,000–$32,000 band depending on page count, format and the volume of original data visualisation. We confirm a fixed fee in writing after a 20-minute scoping call. See full pricing.
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