Federal election 2016: Pauline Hanson tells Muslims wishing to speak to her to wait until she is sworn in

PAULINE Hanson is set to be elected after running a campaign on stopping Muslim immigration and setting up a royal commission into Islam, and she has a message for any members of the faith wanting to talk with her.

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INCOMING Senator Pauline Hanson says prominent members of the Islamic community should wait until she is sworn in and make an appointment if they want to speak to her.

The controversial political figure is set to be elected after running a campaign on stopping Muslim immigration to Australia, banning burqas and setting up a royal commission into Islam.

Political figures have begun making overtures to her.

Ms Hanson’s One Nation party is set to reap more than $1 million after roaring past the 4 per cent vote threshold qualifying electoral funding.

Yesterday she said she believed Muslims were “preaching hate towards us”.

“Do you want to see our Australians murdered? And if I’m so wrong and Muslims feel that way, why don’t I have them standing beside me saying, ‘yes, we value the Australian way of life’,” she said.

Pauline Hanson addresses the media on Monday. Picture: Mark Calleja

Islamic Council of Queensland spokesman Ali Kadri said he would like to meet Ms Hanson to try to ease the concerns she might have.

“I’m a Queenslander and as a Queenslander I would like to meet with my elected Senator,” he said.

“I would like to hear her concerns, I would like her to have an open mind and for her to listen to my concerns.

“We should work together towards stopping extremism through dialogue, communication and tough measures if we have to.”

Responding to Mr Kadri’s request, Ms Hanson said: “How about I get sworn into Parliament, then he can pick up the phone and make an appointment with me.”

Ms Hanson said LNP Senator George Brandis, leader of the Government in the Senate, had attempted to make contact with her.

Senator Brandis said the Coalition would be willing to work with her even though they had different opinions.

“If we fail to respect that Pauline Hanson was elected then we disrespect the hundreds of thousands of people who voted for her,” he said.

Ms Hanson said she didn’t particularly like either Malcolm Turnbull or Bill Shorten as Prime Minister but would work with them.

While Ms Hanson said “everyone must be treated equally in Australia”, she stood by her calls to ban burqas, stop new mosques from being built and hold a royal commission into Islam. She denied this was hypocritical.

“You’re taking me out of context again,” she said.

“I’ve spoken to Muslims, I think I’ve got a couple of Muslims who are in my party.”

The soon-to-be Senator said she expected to win two Senate spots in Queensland, one in NSW and one in WA.

The party won more than the minimum 4 per cent of the vote required to receive election funding in 15 seats nationwide, in the Queensland senate quota and was just 0.02 per cent shy in NSW.

It qualifies her for $2.62 per vote, which would net her $719,914 based on the current figures provided by the Australian Electoral Commission.

Counting will resume today and will likely result in poll funds to be paid to rocket.

Ms Hanson, who ran her campaign on a shoestring budget, has previously said she was funding her election campaign from her savings and taking out a loan.

“Electoral funding is paid to the political party, not myself,” she said.

In 1998 One Nation received $3 million in public election funding.