Prime Minister attends dawn and national services at the War Memorial

Tens of thousands of people including the Prime Minister gathered in Canberra for Anzac Day commemorations.

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00:00It's the first time the newly renovated parade ground here at the Australian War Memorial

00:06has been used for an Anzac Day since the site's multi-million dollar upgrade began.

00:11And it attracted big crowds with thousands turning out for the National Commemorative

00:15Service while tens of thousands packed in for the Dawn Service where Prime Minister

00:20Anthony Albanese used the Anzac dedication to reflect on sacrifices of the past and the

00:26dangers of the present.

00:28As the dawn is even now about to pierce the night so let their memory inspire us to work

00:35for the coming new light into the dark places of the world.

00:40The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commemorative ceremony later in the morning was attended

00:44by a smaller crowd but for Indigenous veterans they say it was an important moment to reflect

00:49on the sacrifices made for Australia overseas by servicemen and women who faced discrimination

00:55back home.