Federal minister Kim Carr doesn't believe the Rudd government's chances at the upcoming election will be affected by corruption findings against two former NSW Labor MPs.
High-profile former Labor figures Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald were on Wednesday found to have engaged in corrupt conduct, with the state's watchdog referring them for possible criminal charges.
The largest corruption investigation in NSW history by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) saw Prime Minister Kevin Rudd trigger the first ALP federal intervention in four decades.
But asked whether the findings would affect Labor at the federal election, Senator Carr - a close supporter of Mr Rudd - was adamant the damning findings wouldn't rub off on the ALP nationally.
"It has nothing to do with federal Labor, nothing whatsoever," he told reporters in Canberra on Wednesday.
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"It is certainly the position of the Labor government in Canberra that we will not tolerate corruption."
Senator Carr said the public had the right to expect all their politicians to "behave honourably" with the "utmost integrity".
