Election 2016: Pauline Hanson 'quietly confident' of political comeback

It might be ninth time lucky for Pauline Hanson to fulfill her ambition to return to politics, with the One Nation leader telling the TODAY Show she is "quietly confident" of landing a Queensland Senate seat. 

The former Ipswich chip and shop owner was first elected to federal parliament in 1996 and was defeated in 1998, and has failed in eight attempts to return to politics since. 

However, Ms Hanson told the TODAY Show she had a "very strong" feeling about the outcome of today's federal election.

"I'm getting support right across the state which is very encouraging - I'm quietly confident," Ms Hanson said.  

Political watchers like her chances too, and have said support may be strong enough for her to secure the Senate spot in her own right.

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Ms Hanson is also confident her party will win a second Queensland Senate spot, and believes it has a chance of snaring other lower and upper house seats across the country.

She said her top priorities as a Senator would be to rein in government debt, call for a royal commission into the banking sector and push for an inquiry into Islam.

If Labor managed to win, she said she would then also prioritise border protection.

On the TODAY Show, she joked that "everyone" was taking her orange political colours, after Jacqui Lambie earlier appeared on the show donned in orange. 

Ms Hanson said it was a shame that some politicians were insulting each other, after Ms Lambie apparently accused her being of a racist. 

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"People are sick of this back-biting and what goes on - they're looking for maturity and they want people to work together," she said. 

"I intend to work with everyone on policy, on issues."

If Ms Hanson is victorious, she'll return to Canberra almost 20 years after she left.

With AAP.