Labor leader Anthony Albanese says he has not seen any evidence of "direct corruption" among Australia's federal politicians, defending the opposition's decision not to back a parliamentary inquiry into revelations about Crown casino.

Labor supported the government's move to establish a probe by the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity after a major investigation by The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and 60 Minutes revealed Crown's involvement in money laundering, links to criminal syndicates and relationships with government officials.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

Mr Albanese said he did not support a crossbench push for a parliamentary investigation because the issue needed a "serious inquiry" by an authority with coercive powers.

"We supported the government's action on that. At the same time, on Thursday, we moved in the Parliament for the government to establish its national integrity commission and we have expressed concern about the revelations here but you don't conduct serious investigations with a parliamentary committee. What you need is a body that has the same powers of a royal commission, which this body has," he told ABC's Insiders program.