Paul Howes was sued by his step father for (among other things) 'political grandstanding' in a Women's Weekly article. It was settled. Gary Howes is in mining and an ex Policeman. His real father I know not of.
Either Howes is leaving a sinking ship (AWU) for fear of what might come out in a Royal Commission (and I'm led to believe if he isn't living in Australia he doesn't have to testify) to run away, wait for the chance to jump back in as an ALP White Knight or some other opportunity.
Given Livvie's rumoured $1m salary (could I be more proud to work for Qantas!) he could spend his life playing bingo at the local pub and still struggle by better than most/all of us.
I sincerely hope any other opportunity doesn't involve his invaluable skills in Employee Relations at Qantas with that horrid and totally out of her depth Wirthless.
I would hope it's impossible, but every time I write something off as being too wrong to happen, in Qf's case, I am constantly disappointed.