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Dominic Giannini

Staff accuse uni boards of toxic culture, being ignored

A union survey of staff representatives has exposed issues with the way universities are governed. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

University staff representatives have delivered a scathing assessment of governing bodies in the tertiary sector, saying there's a toxic culture and they are often ignored. 

Almost two in three representatives described their governance body's culture as very negative and only one in five said they had confidence in their board's ability to fix governance issues, a survey by the National Tertiary Education Union found.

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