The Liberal Party has again come under fire for the low number of women in its federal parliamentary team, with former Liberal senator Judith Troeth arguing female representation was "disgracefully lagging" and had regressed over the past 22 years.

Independent Senator Fraser Anning argues free welfare and public housing attracts migrants in "search of a free ride at everyone else's expense", claiming that 56 per cent of Australia's working-age Muslims are not in the labour force.

The Coalition argues it is the party best equipped to manage the budget, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull claiming the Government has the lowest rate of spending growth of any government over the last five decades.

In a blistering response to the 2018 federal budget, charity group World Vision slammed the Federal Government for "continuing Australia's darkest era of aid cuts and further letting down the world's most vulnerable".

In the wake of US airstrikes on Syria, Liberal Senator Jim Molan raised concerns about Australian fuel supplies being affected by conflict in the Middle East, claiming Australia ony has between 19 to 24 days worth of petrol in reserve.