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Senator Hanson, who made the announcement in a video posted to social media, held up a piece of paper with her own proposed hash tag “Pray4MuslimBan”.

“That is how you solve the problem, put a ban on it and then let’s deal with the issues here,” she said.

Senator Hanson pointed to recently announced security upgrades at Parliament House and praised the work of ASIO and the Federal Police but said “They can’t keep an eye on everyone”.

“We’re protected, what about you?" she said.

"Do you feel protected? Do you feel safe in your country?”

She called on members of the Australian parliament to get behind her and “look at it realistically”.

“Debate the issue and make sure that we do not have this religion that is really an ideology that is eventually going to eventually cause so much havoc on our streets, not only for ourselves but for future generations,” she said.

Reaction online: #pray4paulineban

Some Twitter users responded to Ms Hanson’s call to ban Muslims by tweeting their own hashtags, including #pray4paulineban.

Twitter user Sarah Cowley wrote: “This woman & her views do not represent me! #IslamNOphobia #[b]Pray4PaulineBan[/b] #WeAreOne #Thisis2017 #AusPol #YouAreWelcomeHere #Australia”

Justine Pitcher wrote: “So she wants to put a ban on it? @PaulineHansonOz Put a sock in it.”