Prime Minister Tony Abbott has continued to pressure Labor over his legislative agenda, saying the opposition is standing in the way of what Australians voted for.
Mr Abbott told parliament during question time the government has had a clear plan from day one.
"We went to the election with a clear plan to build a strong and prosperous economy and secure Australia and from day one we have been cleaning up Labor's mess," he said.
The government had been keeping its commitments on the car industry, support for "tradies", stopping the boats and dealing with Labor's debt and deficit.
"This government has been implementing the plan that the people of Australia voted for," he added.
"The people voted to scrap the carbon tax and what we've seen is members opposite voting against a $550 Christmas present for the families and the households of Australia."
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison joined in with an attack on the opposition for siding with the Australian Greens in the Senate to disallow regulations for temporary protection visas (TPVs) for asylum seekers.
Mr Morrison said the people of Australia had made a judgement at the last election, when they elected the coalition instead.
"They do no trust the Labor Party with border protection policy, even if some of those border protection policies were starting to head in the right direction," he told parliament.
Mr Morrison said the vote in the Senate on Monday night was a clear indication that the Australian people were right.
"They knew that the Labor Party, if they got back into office, would revert to form, revert to the Greens and seek to undermine the border laws of this country," he said.
"They ignored the mandate of the Australian people, they gave the two-fingered salute to the Australian people."
Environment Minister Greg Hunt said company electricity and gas costs had risen sharply since Labor introduced its carbon pricing regime last year.
These costs would fall once the coalition's carbon tax repeal bills were passed, he stated.
"Here is a chance for the Leader of the Opposition ... to rule out once and for all what they (Labor) took to the election," Mr Hunt told parliament.
"Right now there is an obstacle to the carbon tax (repeal) - it sits in front of us, it sits in the Senate."
