Turnbull talks up government focus

Malcolm Turnbull has accused Labor of behaving like "naughty school children" plotting chaos in the parliament, as the government maintains "laser-like focus" on important issues.

The prime minister told a coalition joint partyroom meeting in Canberra on Tuesday, following a two-week break in which he travelled the nation, Australians were interested in energy, national security and economic security.

"In the last fortnight we have seen the Labor party behaving like naughty schoolchildren behind the bike shed, plotting and planning what mayhem they can create in the parliament," Mr Turnbull said.

Mr Turnbull also talked up recent economic data, but one Liberal MP told the meeting the government was not doing enough to communicate good news about the economy.

The prime minister thanked the MP for being candid.