Scott Morrison has announced the Dawn Service will not be moved the the 'more convenient' time of 10am
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has cancelled the proposed change to move the time of an Anzac Day dawn service in France.
The Anzac service held on the outskirts of a French village on the Western Front was announced just days ago to be moved from dawn to 10am as it was a 'more convenient time'.
'That's not going to happen', Scott Morrison told ABC Radio.
'I've spoken to the minister this morning. The service will go ahead at dawn as usual.'
The service, which is held at the Australian War Memorial, near Villers-Bretonneux, was recently proposed to be moved to 10am to appease French participants.
Descendants of soldiers who fought on the French battlefields in World War One slammed the previous announcement to move the service.
It comes after Australian taxpayers spent $99 million to build the Sir John Monash Centre.
The annual Anzac Day dawn service held at the historical Western Front has been celebrated at Dawn since 2008
The centre, which is one of the most expensive museums to be built in France in recent decades, honours the sacrifices of the Australian troops during the war.
Veterans Affairs Minister Darren Chester later confirmed his department would be holding a dawn service at the memorial near Villiers-Bretonneux on April 25.
'The decision to revert to the dawn service follows feedback from ex-service organisations and the general public in Australia.
'When it comes to sensitive matters like this which are at the heart of our entire nation, it is vital that the Department of Veterans' Affairs conducts full consultations with ex-service organisations and the general public before they make any changes.
The government cancelled its decision to move the dawn service to 10am after it was hit with criticism from veteran's families
'There will be comprehensive consultation with local authorities and tour
