Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Opposition Leader Angus Taylor as parliament returned after a five-week winter break, in an attempt to make a breakthrough on three key pieces of legislation including reform of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and gambling rules.
The latest Resolve Political Monitor, published in the Nine Newspapers, shows a clear majority agrees the government is managing migration policy in an "unplanned way".
But it found 60 per cent of participants backed lower house prices, following the government's change to tax concessions.
Almost twice as many people supported the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing changes.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson reignited the debate surrounding superannuation when she labelled the scheme "broken" on Sunday.
She called for a relaxation of rules that would allow people to withdraw their retirement savings to help them pay off their own homes.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the Liberals and One Nation had put the future of compulsory super at doubt but the government would "defend" it against them.
"Their policy and their ideology on super would absolutely decimate the economic security and retirement incomes of millions of Australian workers," he told reporters on Monday.
"They share a dangerous and divisive anti-worker, anti-super ideology, and if this plays out after the next election, Australian workers will be much worse off."
Asked about the latest polling, Dr Chalmers said the substantial housing issues had led to the government taking "politically difficult steps" to address those challenges.
Deputy opposition leader Jane Hume said maintaining the nation's superannuation system was profoundly important.
"We also know that the biggest indicator of economic security in retirement isn't how much superannuation you have, it's whether you own a home," she told News24.
"That's why it's so important that we allow Australians the opportunity to get into a home should they want to buy one."
The recommendations from a Labor-led inquiry into the NDIS reform on Friday urged the immediate passage of the proposed changes despite significant backlash from disability advocates.
The coalition has flagged the need for further measures to crack down on dodgy operators within the scheme, but voiced support for the attempted funding cut of about $38 billion over four years.
All jurisdictions except Queensland have agreed to roll out the first state-based support, Thriving Kids, in October.
Adjustments to the News Bargaining Incentive announced at the end of the last sitting week are due to reach the Senate on Wednesday.
The changes will see major tech companies face an additional tax if they fail to agree to funding agreements with at least eight news companies.
The path of gambling reforms is less clear after reports the coalition is divided over its approach.
Any deal to pass the changes is likely to be announced after a Senate inquiry reports on Monday.
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