The day in federal parliament

TODAY IN FEDERAL PARLIAMENT

* The House of Representatives only is sitting this week.

* Senate committees are quizzing bureaucrats and ministers in budget estimates hearings.

WHAT'S MAKING NEWS * The federal government will consider mandating all of its agencies to forward to ASIO any correspondence that may raise national security concerns.

* Tony Abbott says police should be given shoot to kill powers and work more closely with the military when it comes to terrorism.

* The controversial Northern Territory Intervention began in a small community near Uluru, a decade later locals say they still suffer crippling disadvantage.

* Allegations against One Nation about defrauding electoral authorities are being considered by the federal attorney-general.

* Agriculture officials have admitted up to half of raw prawn imports may have been contaminated with the white-spot disease that has hit Australia's industry.

* The annual growth rate in government spending is on track to fall to the lowest levels in 50 years, according to Treasury.

* Politicians are taking up time squabbling about which electorate gets the most defence-related jobs while the world is "going to hell", a new report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute warns.

WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA

*The House of Reps: The government introduces new legislation. MPs debate schools funding plan Gonski 2.0.

* Senate budget estimates hearings: Communications and Arts; Finance; Attorney-General; Agriculture & Water.

COMPETING ARGUMENTS

* Government spin: We are unrelenting in our efforts to seek out those who wish do us harm.

* Opposition attack: We don't think you're going to get as much revenue out of the bank tax as Treasury estimates, and neither do the banks.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:

"It's been bastardised by Labor and now again by the coalition." - Greens MP Adam Bandt says of the government's Gonski 2.0 plan for schools funding.

TWEETED @ALeighMP: All I interjected on Scott Morrison was "if sledges were dollars, you wouldn't have a budget problem" #QT