Ok, so you basically omit the “past” part in “half past 12”.
Thanks for clearing things up.
One thing we Brits are good at is being very lazy when it comes to speaking our own language. You’ll find dropped words and syllables all over the place in spoken English (Scots in particular).
G’day folks. Another Victorian here.
Queenslander here! G’day and goodknight.
Another one from South Australia here. Also backing Star Citizen.
Good to see quite a few fellow aussies about 
also thanks for the welcome everyone
Another Queenslander (Brisbane). When I told my wife that I had pledged money to yet another game, she said something like “Another game…why did we get married and have kids ?” At least I think that’s what she said, I wasn’t really listening.
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That’s ok. We Americans have similar problems too. We speak the same language but all talk so differently we often don’t understand each other 
And hello from America to all the Aussies. I have two mini Aussie shepherds if that counts, lol.
Your wife’s family certainly comes from Swabia, Germany.
Since they are so on it
Germany greets the Aussies …! 
Hello from the beautiful westcoast! Although I dont really know if that counts, as Iam just staying here for a year in total… Yet I really love the country!
Greetings from the Peoples Republic of Victoria
New South Wales bloke, reporting in!
Waving the flag from Sydney!
Revek
Groeten uit Orange, NSW.
Hello from Queensland. Can not wait for this to come out. A mate told me about it, had a look and had to back it.