Pauline Hanson has faced a string of questions over her controversial views on the Islamic faith by people describing her ideas as hate-fuelled and dangerous.
The Queensland senator-elect was quizzed on live television about her calls for a royal commission into Islam and ban on Muslim immigration.
"We are a Christian country and I don't believe that Islam is compatible with our culture and our way of life," Ms Hanson said on the ABC's Q&A on Monday night.
"People in Australia are in fear because they can't walk in the streets. They're in fear of terrorism which is happening around the world. Why? Because of Islam."
Audience member Cindy Rahal said the One Nation leader was dividing the country and stoking fear.
"If you want to have a look at creating one nation, you need to look at way we can include everybody. All the Muslims and any other religion as well," Ms Rahal said.
"You have a very one-track mind and unfortunately it is very dangerous."
Cronulla man Khaled Elomar said he explained Islamophobia to his son by showing the 11-year-old videos of Ms Hanson.
"You are creating a dysfunctional country by isolating a religion, 20 years ago isolating a race, and if you keep on going down this track I will fear for my wife's life, I will fear for my kid's life," Mr Elomar said.
Ms Hanson was asked by host Tony Jones if she could offer the young boy hope that she considered him an equal citizen, replying: "He is an equal citizen as long as he wants to give his loyalty to this country and is not torn by an ideology that has hatred towards the west or infidels."
Labor Senator Sam Dastyari said Ms Hanson was pedalling "hurtful, painful" policies which he took personally.
"When I look at Ms Hanson's policy document that turns around and says we should be banning Muslims from coming to this country, I have to ask does that mean that a five-year-old Sam Dastyari should never have been able to set foot in Australia, because somewhere in Tehran there's a document that says beside my name the word `Muslim' because of where I was born?" he asked.
Ms Hanson said she didn't know Senator Dastyari was Muslim.
"You're a practising Muslim? This is quite interesting ... I'm surprised. I didn't know that about you," she said.
Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham flatly rejected One Nation's calls for both a royal commission into Islam or ban on Muslim immigration.
