‘Time to end this debate’: ombudsman finds no evidence Daniel Andrews facilitated Victorian Labor’s ‘red shirts’ scheme

The Victorian ombudsman’s report says there is no new evidence indicating premier Daniel Andrews’ involvement in Labor’s ‘red shirts’ scheme since her 2018 report ‘other than unsupported claims’. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

Victoria’s ombudsman has found no evidence that the premier, Daniel Andrews, “designed, propagated or facilitated” the so-called “red shirts” scheme that saw almost $400,000 in public funds misused during the 2014 election campaign.

In a report tabled in parliament on Thursday, the state’s ombudsman, Deborah Glass, said she was “not prepared to spend further public resources on these matters”.