Universities and national security will dominate the agenda of parliament, as it holds its last fortnight of sittings before the May budget.
However, Liberal leadership mutterings will continue in the corridors as the ABC on Monday broadcasts a Four Corners investigative report into the party, entitled House of Cards.
The success of Education Minister Christopher Pyne's talks with Senate crossbenchers will be put to the test on Tuesday when the upper house debates his university reform bill.
The Senate will also receive two reports - one on the bill itself and another on the higher education sector.
Mr Pyne's job in convincing six crossbenchers to support the bill has been made more complicated with the resignation of Glenn Lazarus from the Palmer United Party to sit as an independent.
Also on Tuesday the lower house will debate the government's bill to force telecommunications companies to keep two years of customer metadata for the use of police and intelligence agencies.
Labor wants the bill amended to better protect whistleblowers and journalists as well as ensure privacy and civil liberties issues are addressed.
On Monday the Senate is due to debate a migration bill which will make it easier to return asylum seekers.
Private members' business in the House of Representatives on Monday will include a debate on the future of small and medium-size businesses.
The Greens will seek an opportunity during the sitting fortnight to introduce a bill to restore car industry funding.
On Friday the Senate will receive a report on the government's "asset recycling" program, which provides bonus payments to states that privatise assets and spend the money on infrastructure.
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