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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

New record set for number of international students in Australia

Caucasian woman studying on floor of library
There are now over 700,000 international students studying in Australia, a new record. Photograph: Jacobs Stock Photography Ltd/Getty Images

The number of international students in Australia has topped 700,000 for the first time, helping to drive the number of temporary entrants to 2.8 million, another new record.

There were 713,144 international students in Australia on 29 February, according to the home affairs department data published by data.gov.au on Monday.

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