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Callum Godde

Vic watchdog considers red shirts referral

Deborah Glass is considering whether to reexamine Victorian Labor's use of political staff in 2014. (AAP)

Victoria's independent complaints agency is considering an official referral to re-investigate the government's 2014 election rorts scandal, as the fallout from a parliamentary motion continues to play out.

The state's upper house narrowly passed a motion last week calling on Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass to launch a fresh probe into the so-called "red shirts" affair, in which $388,000 of taxpayer money was misused to pay political campaign staff.

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