Pauline Hanson has worn a burqa in the Senate, repeating a widely condemned stunt as she sought to ban the Muslim face covering on national security grounds – despite being unable to name a single safety incident linked to the burqa.

The special envoy for Islamophobia warned the stunt could “deepen existing safety risks for Australian Muslim women who choose to wear the headscarf, the hijab, or the full face and body covering, the burqa”.

Hanson, the One Nation party leader, was ejected from the Senate on Monday, forcing the suspension of the chamber as she refused to take off the burqa in violation of a parliamentary ruling.

She was condemned by all parties in the Senate for repeating the offensive display, with Nationals senator Matt Canavan saying Hanson’s stunt “debased” the par

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