Speaking from Samford Valley in Queensland with a brass band playing in the background, the Defence Minister said Australia must be strong and not cower .
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The New Zealand Defence Force chief was heartened to see a large crowd turn up to commemorate Anzac Day in the capital.
Chief of Defence Force Air Marshal Kevin Short at the 2021 Anzac Dawn Service in Wellington.
Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas
About 10,000 attended the dawn service at the Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington.
Air Marshall Kevin Short said it was a reminder of how many people cared about the country s servicemen and women.
He said the services were becoming more popular. Over the last few years you ve seen people wearing their grandfather s, great-grandfather s medals and they realise that generation is dying out and the only way to keep remembering is actually come along, commemorate, be with the rest of New Zealand and acknowledge those that have served.