The bureau publishes its colophon in full. The page records the typographic, editorial, and technical choices behind every published transcript, in line with the bureau's editorial standards. The colophon has been revised twice since the bureau was founded, in 2019 and 2023, and is current as of the present edition.
House faces
The bureau's display face is DM Serif Display, set at the masthead and on standing section headings. The body face is Spectral, set at 18 points, leading 1.62, with italics reserved for subject quotation. Tertiary and editorial labels are set in DM Mono, used for the dateline, kicker labels, and the footer marginalia.
House style
The bureau follows Australian English with the Macquarie Dictionary as the standing reference. Punctuation is conservative. The bureau does not use the em-dash or the en-dash, on house preference. Commas, full stops, and the word "and" carry the work. Subject names are given in full at first mention and by surname thereafter.
Recording, editing, archive
Audio recordings are captured on a Zoom F8n field unit at 48 kilohertz, twenty-four bit. Edits are performed in Reaper. Transcripts are produced in two passes, the first by a transcription service and the second by the editorial desk. The archive is hosted on the bureau's own infrastructure.
A standing note
The bureau acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which the bureau works, and pays its respects to elders past and present. The bureau also acknowledges its standing partnership with the General Sir John Monash Foundation, whose scholars feature in The Scholars series.