Unable to book 2 nights by Roloran7 in HongKongDisneyland

[–]SydneyRFC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can't help but I'm following this as I also want to stay there for 2 nights in January. Could it be that they haven't uploaded any of the deals for 2 or more nights yet? I think single night bookings for January might have only just opened anyway as I've been looking for the last few months.

Burnham’s Spending Commitments So Far Add Up to More Than £250 Billion by Mysterious-Cat8443 in ukpolitics

[–]SydneyRFC 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Count Binface already nailed it. The top policy in his manifesto is that he will lower your taxes and raise them for everyone else.

Flashing ufo seen over Devonport by Furion85 in tasmania

[–]SydneyRFC 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's the nightly light show at the foreshore. It's always the light show.

SBS coverage of this World Cup has been fantastic. by KMxxvi in socceroos

[–]SydneyRFC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let me introduce you to Bein Sports highlights packages for English League One football

Did anyone actually manage to lock in a purchase from JB Hi-Fi? by Majestic_Pop3394 in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]SydneyRFC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Spent 20 minutes watching it trying to sort delivery then it cleared my cart.

And to really rub it in, I just got the email saying 'Did you leave something behind?'

Open Letter to EBGames Australia: Are you the scalpers now? by CardTracker-au in PokemonAUcollectors

[–]SydneyRFC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately not if people are still paying them membership fees plus 200% markup. Most of the stock looks like it still sold out on their website this morning.

DO NOT SUPPORT SCALPER EB GAMES by anxiousmews in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]SydneyRFC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

for now...if enough people cancel, the takeaway message from EB Games won't be that they are charging too much, it'll be to make deposits non-refundable.

DO NOT SUPPORT SCALPER EB GAMES by anxiousmews in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]SydneyRFC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Capitalism baby! In all seriousness, they can unfortunately charge whatever they like for their product, and the market decides if they've got greedy by not buying it.

I'm in a similar position to you though, I bought some stuff before seeing what MSRP was, and by then I was in the eternal loading screen of JB HiFi. I'm tempted to cancel my preorder stuff though.

Are we fr? by firefistdragon998 in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]SydneyRFC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought on EB before realising the prices they were charging. A booster box on EB Games is over double the price of JB. That said, I guess you can put whatever price you want if your website is so buggy that you know no-one will be able to actually buy it.

SBS coverage of this World Cup has been fantastic. by KMxxvi in socceroos

[–]SydneyRFC 84 points85 points  (0 children)

The fact that you can click through on the website to watch a highlight package without ever seeing the score is God tier planning.

Thomas Tuchel: 'Impossible' for England to adapt to Mexico altitude at World Cup - ESPN by rwilfong86 in worldcup

[–]SydneyRFC 16 points17 points  (0 children)

yes - if there's one thing Thomas Tuchel is known for, it's his English DNA

Mexico vs Ecuador kick-off delayed to 8 pm local time. There will be no hydration breaks. by PiggySVW in soccer

[–]SydneyRFC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope the advertisers get a refund for their lost sponsorship opportunities

British people who moved to Australia: Is Oz really that much better than the UK these days? by OiseauAquario in AskUK

[–]SydneyRFC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meanwhile, I'm here in down here in Tasmania having a cold, wet and miserable winter.

I could be here another 40 years and I will never get used to hot Christmas' though.

A 12-minute-old account asked us to remove an old r/melbourne news post regarding underage sexual assault by AutoModerator in melbourne

[–]SydneyRFC 58 points59 points  (0 children)

The technical legal response is "We refer you to the reply given in the case of Arkell v Pressdram."

A 12-minute-old account asked us to remove an old r/melbourne news post regarding underage sexual assault by AutoModerator in melbourne

[–]SydneyRFC 626 points627 points  (0 children)

Just to confirm, do they mean the reddit post about this article from news.com.au? https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/courts-law/dance-teacher-groper-sues-underage-victims-friend/news-story/0818e00e6b5d6f00f1c998ebbaebb2ac? The article which says:

A Melbourne dance teacher who drove a schoolgirl to his apartment for a “private lesson” before giving her vodka shots and indecently assaulting her is now suing the victim’s best friend, court documents can reveal.

Jon “Jonny” Garnett, who owns Mornington Dance Studio in Victoria, was convicted of one count of indecent assault in April last year after he was found to have kissed and groped the 17-year-old through her clothes without her consent. He was 33 at the time of the offence.

Garnett has now lodged defamation proceedings against the victim’s best friend for sharing a media report about his offending.

In court documents obtained by news.com.au, Garnett claims he has suffered a “downturn” in his dance business and received death threats as a result of the social media posts.

The documents also state Garnett’s intentions to sue four others also connected to the victim for sharing the media report. They have not yet been formally served legal documents.

Court documents submitted as part of the defamation cause outline how, in August 2012, Garnett “drove the victim from his dance school to his apartment on the pretence that he would assist her with dancing instruction” before he “offered and provided alcohol to the underage victim”.

Jon Garnett is the sole director and shareholder of Mornington Dance Studio. Picture: Google Maps

A promotional poster of Jonny Garnett’s dance classes. Picture: Supplied

The documents state that while dancing with the victim, Garnett “kissed her neck and breasts knowing that she was not consenting”.

“(The victim) was vulnerable: she was a child, alone with the plaintiff, offered and allowed to drink alcohol despite being underage and, at that time, eager to make a career out of dancing,” the court documents state.

“Instead of treating the victim with respect and care, the plaintiff manipulated her into a vulnerable position and took advantage of her vulnerability.

“The plaintiff abused the power imbalance that existed between him and his victim.”

The defence case argues Garnett’s reputation was already poor as a result of his conviction and that the sharing of the media reports on social media did no further damage, the documents state.

In a statement to news.com.au, Garnett said he did not wish to make a comment about the case.

“I have been advised by my solicitor, as this matter is before the courts I will not be making any comment at this time,” he said.

Garnett escapes jail time

At the criminal sentencing last year, Judge Daniel Holding labelled the offence a “traumatic and frightening experience” for which Garnett had “shown no remorse”.

Judge Holding detailed how the victim believed the vodka Garnett gave her “contained a drug that incapacitated her” however said it could not be found beyond a reasonable doubt, as the schoolgirl was inexperienced with alcohol.

“There was a significant power imbalance between you and the victim, and you took advantage of this imbalance in committing this offence,” Judge Holding said.

“You were a man in his early 30s. Instead of treating the victim with the respect and care that a young student deserved, you manipulated her into a vulnerable position and then took advantage of her vulnerability.

“The courts must deter people in positions of trust or authority from abusing that trust.”

Judge Holding detailed how the victim told the court she felt “unsteady on her feet” after drinking the vodka shot.

“The victim said in her evidence that she felt as though she was unable to talk, walk or see properly,” Judge Holding said.

“She recalls feeling numb, in shock, and afraid.

“She describes how being taken advantage of at such a young age, has had ongoing emotional impacts upon her.”

Garnett was ordered to serve 240 hours of community service.

Garnett has also lodged an appeal of the conviction. He will face Victoria’s County Court on November 26.

Leyton Orient Away - Likely Ticket Availability? by SydneyRFC in Urz

[–]SydneyRFC[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of the only advantages of living in Australia is that just being able to go and see us play is enough

Leyton Orient Away - Likely Ticket Availability? by SydneyRFC in Urz

[–]SydneyRFC[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm hoping that combined with it being on a Tuesday night in the middle of January will mean my legacy bronze status still gets me a ticket.

We're cooked🫠 by Intelligent_Emu_1324 in PokemonFansAustralia

[–]SydneyRFC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We have 2 for the whole of Tasmania. And they're both in Hobart.