The graphs below show the enrolments of overseas students and local students in Australian universities over a ten year period. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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of international and local

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who enrolled in the university in Australia between 2001 to 2010.

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of international

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was growing, the

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of local

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was fluctuating over a decade period. In 2001, the

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of new international applicants

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university in Australia is around 10000 pupils and it had an inclined trend.

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, the trend was weakling in 2010 because the enrollment

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was not as high as in previous years, it only had around 40000 new applicants. It made the total

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of foreign college

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in Australia from 20000 in 2001 and rocketed to 80000 in 2010.

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, the

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of new local applicants

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fluctuate between 2001 to 2010. It had approximately 200000 new

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every year. The locals were indeed the majority in the universities with total

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of 400000 in 2001, but the total

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was constant

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60000 from 2007 to 2010.