Ms OWENS (Parramatta) (13:57): Auslan is a great language—30,000 people use Auslan—but Australia is also home to the world's oldest sign languages. There are 12 Indigenous sign languages still in use today. They are different from Auslan, though. For example, the word for 'possum' is this: Ms Owens spoke in Auslan— But, in the Ti Tree community in Central Australia, it's this: Ms Owens spoke in Iltyem-Iltyem— Nowadays some Indigenous sign languages incorporate some Auslan signs. So, to all the speakers of different Australian sign languages: happy National Week of Deaf People, and sign language rights for all!