Qld teen's racist tirade 'un-Australian'

A magistrate has labelled a teen's foul-mouthed racist tirade against a Brisbane train guard as "un-Australian" before slapping him with a two-month suspended jail sentence.

Magistrate Michael Quinn said the only thing that saved 18-year-old Abdel-Kader Russell-Boumzar from going straight to prison was the fact he'd already served 68 days behind bars.

Russell-Boumzar shot to internet infamy after he was filmed racially abusing security guard Josphat Mkhwananzi, 58, on an Ipswich line train last October.

In his expletive-laden tirade, the teen told Mr Mkhwananzi to learn how to speak English and to get citizenship to "our country" before exiting the train and attempting to fight members of the public.

"What you did on that day ... was un-Australian," Magistrate Quinn said while sentencing him on Monday.

"It was disgusting, it was cowardly, you were big-noting yourself in the company of another person on the train."

Footage of the incident was uploaded to YouTube, prompting widespread condemnation from people including Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

The Brisbane Magistrates Court heard that Russell-Boumzar became stressed after becoming an internet sensation and receiving threats that made him too scared to leave his grandparents' house.

His lawyer, Trent Jones, said the teen was on ice at the time of the racist attack but, to his credit, had been drug-free for eight months.

Mr Jones also said his client, who also has alcohol abuse issues, had been assaulted in prison but believed it was "karma" and didn't make a complaint.

Russell-Boumzar spent time behind bars after being denied bail in January following a brawl at a skate park.

Since the racist attack, he's also been in trouble for flashing his genitals to a schoolboy and threatening to fight construction workers in the Fortitude Valley.

During the sentencing, Magistrate Quinn said it was clear Russell-Boumzar had a lot of problems and took a psychiatrist's report into account.

"It is of significance that you have, at long last, sought professional help and that is ongoing," he said.

Magistrate Quinn also took into account that Russell-Boumzar had employment and a support network, which was highlighted by his mother, grandmother and girlfriend being in court.

His two-month jail sentence was wholly suspended for a year.

He was also ordered to 12 months of probation for a number of other offences and will be subject to random drug tests during that time.