Malcolm Turnbull dined with Rupert Murdoch's senior Australian editors in Canberra on Sunday as the government pushes ahead with plans to reform national media ownership laws.

Mr Turnbull hosted an informal lunch with News Corp Australia editors at The Lodge in Canberra ahead of the resumption of Parliament on Monday.

The guest list is understood to have included editor of The Australian, Paul Whittaker, Chris Dore from Sydney's Daily Telegraph, the Herald Sun's Damon Johnston, and Courier Mail boss Lachlan Heywood.

It comes weeks after editors from Fairfax Media met with Mr Turnbull at an afternoon tea event in Sydney.