Forty-four Melbourne performances by The Australian Ballet, scheduled for the rest of this year, have been postponed to 2022 due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.

Sydney-born Fiona Allan will return to Australia to take up the position of Opera Australia CEO after working in the UK since 2004.

The 20 new appointments assess applications to Create NSW Arts and Cultural Funding Program and advise on strategic directions for the sector.

The federal government has announced additional funding of $20 million for Support Act and $15 million for its Sustainability Fund.

The worsening COVID situation in the eastern states has led to more cancellations this week, with events cancelled or postponed across NSW, Victoria and Queensland.

Joseph Tawadros and Katie Noonan have taken home the Classical and Jazz trophies at the 2021 AIR Awards for their recent ABC albums.

The Dismissal, a co-production between Sydney Theatre Company, Squabbalogic and the Canberra Theatre Centre, which was to have opened in Canberra in October, will not proceed.

Marquee TV has announced the lineup for its second annual online Summer Shorts Festival, with 30 short works from around the world, free for all viewers during August.

Programmed by Artistic Director Annette Shun Wah, OzAsia Festival 2021 features 300 artists including musicians Belle Chen and Mindy Meng Wang, writer Benjamin Law, and dancer Raghav Handa.

Penny Lomax and Maureen Cooney, founders of ABC's The Music Show, will receive the award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music at the 2021 Art Music Awards.

The largest gift Bell Shakespeare has ever received, from the Neilson Foundation, will fund company's new studio space, The Neilson Nutshell at Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay in Sydney.

Canberra Symphony Youth Chamber Orchestra (CSYCO) will be led by CSO concertmaster Kirsten Williams.