Part 1: Inside Australia's secretive crocodile skin industry
August 18, 2025
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Part 1: Inside Australia's secretive crocodile skin industry
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<p>Darwin’s crocodile farms supply some of the world’s most exclusive fashion houses.</p> <p>But as award-winning journalist Katherine Wilson started looking into this booming hundred million dollar industry, she knew she had to visit the Northern Territory herself.</p> <p>As she got closer to this secretive industry, what she found was shocking: animals being kept in cramped conditions and being killed in drawn out processes, Indigenous people who say they are being ripped off for dangerous work and claims of conservation by a scientist with a sordid criminal history.</p> <p>This is part one of a two part series.</p> <p><br />If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support.</p> <p><br />Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram</p> <p>Guest: Award-winning journalist Katherine Wilson</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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