HEATED debates on illegal logging, carbon tax, dental health and asylum seekers are expected as the Senate flies solo next week.
Thirty bills, 29 from the government, nine of which are non-controversial, and one private member's bill from the Greens are on the agenda.
On Monday the upper house will consider two bills that request appropriation of the money needed to implement the recommendations of the Houston expert panel on asylum seekers.
It comes at a cost of $1.67 billion in 2012/13 and includes $267 million to build regional asylum seeker processing centres in Nauru and Manus Island.
What is needed is $668 million to bring the Nauru and Manus Island processing centres up to scratch.
The Australian Greens, who oppose offshore processing, are likely to prolong debate and draw attention to reports of mass hunger strikes among detainees on Nauru, reminiscent of self-harm incidents during the Howard government era.
Draft laws that introduce a crackdown on illegal logging in Australia and overseas will also draw the ire of the Greens and opposition on Monday.
The bill bans the importation and sale of any wooden products that contain illegally logged timber.
The opposition believes the plan will damage international relations and wants the start date pushed back. The Greens are expected to introduce amendments to strengthen the bill further.
On Wednesday, the Senate will turn its attention to a package of bills that ditches the carbon floor price and links Australia's emissions trading scheme to the price in Europe.
The changes are expected to sail through the Senate with the Green's support, however the opposition may drag out proceedings.
Debate on the federal government's new $4 billion dental scheme could also prove noisy.
The opposition will support the bill but is upset the government is winding up the chronic disease dental scheme, which was the brainchild of Tony Abbott when he was health minister.
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