PAX Aus has been cancelled for 2021 due to ongoing concerns around the new outbreaks of COVID-19 in Australia.
The PAX Aus team has stressed it was initially optimistic the expo would be able to take place this October but has now conceded an event is no longer possible.
All PAX Aus 2021 ticket purchasers will receive a full refund. Refund information will arrive within the next seven days.
The PAX Aus team has confirmed it will still be working to host an online PAX Aus event from October 8-10 in place of the physical show.
An update on PAX Aus 2021 pic.twitter.com/xnq2Hwu7nA
— PAX Australia (@PAXAus) August 10, 2021
PAX Aus is planned to return to Melbourne as a physical event in 2022.
This is the second year in a row PAX Aus has been cancelled; last year's event was also scrapped thanks to the impact of COVID-19.
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