Auslan was brought to Australia with Deaf convict, Betty Steele, who used British Sign Language (BSL). Over time, and with separation from England, our sign language has evolved to be a separate, but similar language. Presumably it was Betty Steele or one of her friends who made up the sign for ‘Australia' - you can think of the sign as picking up people in England and disposing of them by dropping them down in Australia. This video shows signs for the name of our country, Australia, and our sta

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