Fortunes reversed for former mates as billionaire Gerry Harvey helps Nathan Tinkler emerge from bankruptcy as Troy Palmer goes under with debts of $21 million

Donna Page
Ian Kirkwood
Updated August 20 2018 - 10:08am, first published August 18 2018 - 5:30am
HAPPIER DAYS: Troy Palmer, left, said in 2011 that he and Nathan Tinkler ‘‘hit it off from the very first meeting’’. The pair have not spoken since 2014 when Mr Palmer resigned from the Tinkler Group.
HAPPIER DAYS: Troy Palmer, left, said in 2011 that he and Nathan Tinkler ‘‘hit it off from the very first meeting’’. The pair have not spoken since 2014 when Mr Palmer resigned from the Tinkler Group.

IN a sliding doors moment, Nathan Tinkler’s former right-hand man, Troy Palmer, has been declared bankrupt with debts of more than $21 million, just as word emerges that his former one-time billionaire boss has had his personal bankruptcy annulled.

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Donna Page

Donna Page

Investigative journalist at the Newcastle Herald

Ian Kirkwood

Ian Kirkwood

Journalist

Reporting journalist at the Newcastle Herald since 1987. Editorial writer, general reporter, industrial relations, industry and coal.

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