In February 2021, the National Mental Health Commission (the Commission) approached the BETA to help deliver a national survey of mental health-related stigma and discrimination. The purpose of this report is to provide a full description of the survey methods and findings.

BETA and the ATO’s Behavioural Insights Unit worked together to contribute behavioural insights to the design process for the YourSuper Comparison Tool.

BETA worked with the Quality Initial Teacher Education Review to explore what incentives young high-achievers and mid-career professionals find most attractive when considering a career in teaching.

BETA partnered with the Organ & Tissue Authority to investigate the motivations and barriers for young adults to register as organ donors, and to inform their annual DonateLife Week community awareness campaign.

The Department of Home Affairs commissioned BETA to evaluate the effectiveness of communication in participants’ home languages on increasing participation in the AMEP.

BETA partnered with the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) to apply behavioural insights to the design of energy bills.

BETA collaborated with the Department of Home Affairs to evaluate the effectiveness of cyber security labels in the Australian context, to test how they influence people’s purchasing decisions, and understand how they influence awareness about the risks of insecure smart devices.

Building on BETA’s work with the Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) on applying behavioural science to the Personal Property Securities Register, BETA and AFSA are evaluating the impact of selected recommendations.

BETA partnered with AFSA on two projects to determine how to best communicate about the consequences of bankruptcy.

This report informed the work of the Retirement Income Review by presenting results from an online survey about retirement planning, saving and attitudes.