Summary - 2025 Australian Repair Summit

Repair is an essential level for productivity, innovation and competition - and a catalyst for environmental sustainability, fairness and inclusion.

The 2025 Australian Repair Summit brings together global Right to Repair leaders, policymakers, stakeholder industries, academics and community changemakers to map the future of repair in Australia.

Across one powerful day, you'll hear:

Global insights - Updates from the US, Canada and Europe on the Right to Repair reforms
Federal leadership - The Hon. Dr Andrew Leigh MP on repair as a driver of national productivity and Julie Abramson, Commissioner - Productivity Commission
Policy in Action - Updates from Federal and State policymakers and regulators on how repair can unlock competition and cut waste
Consumer Rights and Repair - Insights on Australians' desire for transparency around repairability and durability and what role labelling and star ratings can play
Circular communities - Insights on the local and community repair movement in Australia and how councils and communities are driving grassroots repair culture

The 5th Australian Repair Summit continues the national conversation on Repair - from the halls of Parliament to community workshops, from international Right to Repair initiatives and reforms to state waste strategies.

Register now and be part of an ever-growing movement to Unlock the Right to Repair for every Australian. Seats are limited.

The Summit will start with registration at 8.30am for a 9.00am start and conclude at 4.30pm with drinks and canapes to provide the opportunity for networking. A program will be available shortly.