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Nudge vs Superbugs: Reducing the overprescribing of antibiotics

Read more about Nudge vs Superbugs: Reducing the overprescribing of antibiotics
BETA and the Department of Health ran a trial to test the impact of personalised letters from Australia's Chief Medical Officer to high-prescribing GPs prompting them to consider reducing antibiotic prescribing where appropriate and safe.

Improving tax compliance for income tax returns filed through tax agents

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BETA partnered with the Australian Tax Office to design and test whether behaviourally informed letters sent to tax agents could reduce erroneous claims for work-related expense deductions.

Making it less taxing - better compliance with deferred GST

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BETA partnered with the Australian Tax Office to design and test behaviourally informed methods of communications aimed at improving compliance among businesses in the Deferred GST Scheme.

Encouraging survey participation to evaluate social service program outcomes

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BETA partnered with Department of Social Services (DSS) to encourage more people to complete the Data Exchange survey.

Credit when it's due: Reducing credit card debt

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BETA partnered with the Treasury and Westpac to see if reminders could encourage consumers to pay earlier and save money.

Supporting retirees in retirement income planning

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This report was first published in May 2017. We republished the report in October 2017 after making minor revisions.

Unconscious bias in Australian Public Service shortlisting processes

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This study assessed whether women and minorities are discriminated against in the early stages of the recruitment process for senior positions in the Australian Public Service (APS).

Improving government confirmation processes using SMS

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BETA partnered with the Australian Government Department of Human Services to simplify the process parents undertake when updating their details with the Child Support Scheme.

Effective use of SMS to encourage timely reporting behaviour using digital channels

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BETA joined forces with the Australian Government Department of Human Services to help job seekers report on time to receive their income support payments on time.

Increasing workplace giving

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BETA partnered with the Department of Social Services to evaluate the effectiveness of various behaviourally informed approaches on increasing workplace giving.

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