The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/31 at 09:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 31, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/31 at 09:00 EDT

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australia's federal government is condemning the rallies they say the marchers are spreading hate and are linked to neo-nazis demonstrators however say they have genuine concerns about the impact of immigration on housing and security Phil Mercer is following the story in Sydney. Australia is absolutely worth fighting for and it is worth protecting our people, our heritage and our unique culture. Jesse Stewart is one of the organisers of the march for Australia rallies. Protesters are demanding an end to what they say is mass immigration. I think we've been overrun by Indians and Muslims.

I'm not against migration altogether. I'm just over the fact that we're bringing so many in the same time. They're not conforming to our way of life. The protests were mostly peaceful, but there were several arrests. There were also clashes between pro-migrant groups in Adelaide. Murray-Watt is a senior federal government minister. He's critical of the anti-immigration protests. The fact that this is being organized and promoted by neo-Nazi groups

tells us everything we need to know about the level of hatred and division that these kind of rallies are about. Modern Australia is built on immigration. More than a third of the population was born overseas. The government says it is working to reduce migrant numbers. for CBC News, Sydney. A threatening wildfire has forced the evacuation of a community

in the Northwest Territories. Resident of Wati are being told to move to Yellowknife about 250 kilometers away. Meanwhile, BC officials are grappling with dozens of new blazes. The provincial fire service says more than 40 have sparked since Friday.

Most were started by lightning strikes, tender, and dry forests. 142 wildfires are now burning across the province up from 68 on Wednesday. Quebec universities are dealing with drop in admission requests from international students wanting to come to study in the province. The school says it's due to the recent tightening of immigration laws and as well as hurting them financially, but it's also damaging their reputation.

Quabino-Dourouro reports. Christian Blanchette, the president of University de Quebec at Troire-R-R-Vier, says Applications for international students drop 46% between April 2024 and April of this year, across all universities in the network. International students are key to enable us to reach the economic goals that we have. The federal government has implemented a two-year cap on international study permits with a target of 437,000 permits for this year and next. While in February, Quebec cut the number of international students that can enroll by 20%.

University of Montreal spokesperson, Jean-Riev Omira, says these policies are the issue. The message that the numerous policy changes send is that maybe Canada and Quebec are no longer welcoming international students. Blanchette agrees and says both levels of government need to understand the damage being done. Kubino-Rourou, CBC News, Montreal. Government employees in British Columbia could walk off the job as early as this Tuesday. The B.C. General Employees Union issued a 72-hour strike notice on Friday for more than 34,000 workers. Among the issues on the bargaining table, better wages, remote work options, and fewer non-union managers. The province's transport minister says essential services will continue even if the union strikes.

He says both sides are expected to return to the bargaining table this week. Indonesia's president is responding to nationwide protests. DPR, Mianpeakin. President Prabowo Subianto says lawmakers have agreed to reverse some perks. They recently granted themselves. For about a week, police have clashed with demonstrators in Jakarta and across the country. The crowds are angry that members of parliament gave themselves salary increases

and housing allowances, even as the country is facing economic struggles. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Figg.