Ex-Billabong CEO Matthew Perrin in ‘riches to rags’ tale – The Sydney Morning Herald

The then-wife of Billabong boss Matthew Perrin thought he was going to admit he had been unfaithful again when he confessed, “I’ve done a lot of bad things”. But he replied “no, it’s much worse than that” and told her “I’ve lost everything”, including their $15 million, waterfront home. Matthew Perrin, pictured leaving Brisbane’s federal…

Palaszczuk to target jobs as employment as growth stalls – The Australian Financial Review

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt said high unemployment in regional cities was a challenge. Bradley Kanaris The Palaszczuk government has committed an extra $360 million to tackle persistently high unemployment in regional cities such as Townsville and Cairns. Despite the state’s bottom line being boosted by $1.2 billion courtesy of a surge in coal prices, slowing…