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Callum Godde

EXPLAINED: Vic watchdog considers red shirts referral - The Real Truth

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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