Minister tells Hanson to look in mirror over political violence claim

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has called on Senator Pauline Hanson to reflect on her own behaviour after she accused the prime minister of inciting political violence.

Anthony Albanese labelled the One Nation leader "dangerous, divisive and downright dishonest" at a Labor state conference in Queensland on Sunday.

Politically motivated violence, threats and harassment are on the rise in Australia, with ASIO boss Mike Burgess previously warning it was "flashing red".

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has called on Pauline Hanson to reflect on her own behaviour and her party's ideology after the One Nation leader accused the prime minister of inciting political violence.

On Monday, Senator Hanson said Anthony Albanese had "crossed a line" during a Queensland Labor conference speech in which he labelled hard-right political parties "dangerous, divisive and downright dishonest".

"They'll say anything and do anything to win votes. Bend any facts. Peddle misinformation and disinformation. Turn Australian against Australian. Parties like One Nation have no serious answers to our problems."

Senator Hanson on social media said the prime minister's speech went too far and the comments incited political violence.

She later told the ABC Mr Albanese's treatment of her made her feel unsafe.

"What he's doing is putting me in a position of threats against me now that I have to have federal police protection whenever I'm out here, meeting people," she said.

While Ms Rowland said it was becoming increasingly dangerous to be a high-profile female politician in Australia, she said Senator Hanson should reflect on how her own rhetoric was "encouraging" extreme behaviour.

"I don't wish any politician any ill will, irrespective of their political persuasion, but I think sometimes when comments like this are made, one needs to look at oneself and one's behaviour and the kinds of standards that they accept into their own party and their own ideology," she said.

"When you go on and you entertain some of the individuals whom she has been entertaining, who are not only convicted criminals, when you admit that you have a party that has been infiltrated by extremists and neo-Nazis, this is exactly the kind of danger to which politicians are being put in this country."

In a post to social media on Tuesday, Senator Hanson labelled Ms Rowland's comments slanderous and demanded an apology.

"No minister, especially the Attorney-General and first law officer of the country, should suggest there is any justification for threats against Australians because of the political party they support," she wrote.