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Ethan James

'Insanity': cuts at Australia's second-oldest museum

A move to cut key roles at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery has drawn strong criticism. (Ethan James/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's second-oldest museum, which is home to the remains of the last Tasmanian tiger and items from Captain Cook's journeys, will be "cut to the heart" by looming job losses.

The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery stands to shed one-third of its roughly 70-strong workforce under a broader government bid to reduce public sector spending, a union claims.

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