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.

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

Prevented from singing by COVID, Queen's Phoenix decided to record world premieres by little-known Franco-Flemish composer Pierre de Manchicourt.

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.

The Australian World Orchestra, ANAM, State Opera South Australia and Bluesfest are among the 82 arts organisations to receive grants in the latest round of RISE funding.

Entertainer James Bustar has produced an impassioned video in which 30 artists talk about the devastating impact the pandemic has had on their careers and mental health.

Following the postponement of Phantom, Opera Australia has been allocated $4 million from the Federal Government's COVID-19 Arts Sustainability Fund.

Brahms' German Requiem performed by the Canberra Choral Society and National Capital Orchestra was a real blessing during these trying times.

The program for this year's MIFF has been curated with compassion, ambition, sensitivity and range, and will be presented in a new model, both in cinemas (COVID permitting) and online.

Artists from Victoria’s arts community have created a social media campaign called Performance of a Lifetime, overseen by the MSO, encouraging the public to play their part and get vaccinated.

The Australian Festival of Chamber Music, the OA Sydney winter season, and the Bangalow Music Festival are among the numerous cancellations as COVID restrictions remain in place in NSW and Victoria.

The stimulus package will provide much-needed support for performing arts organisations who have lost income as a result of Sydney's current COVID lockdown.