Brisbane City Council is investigating a complaint that a bus driver made a racist remark to a passenger.
Apryl Cordingley was catching a council bus home from work on Friday when the driver left his seat to speak to a passenger.
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"We were stopped at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital stop when the driver got out of his seat," Ms Cordingley said.
"He walked down to a lady who was sitting a few seats ahead of me and said, 'You're on your phone speaking your language, I can hear you, everyone can hear you, why don't you shut up?' "
Ms Cordingley said she hadn't noticed the woman speaking on the phone before the driver spoke to her but the woman ended her phone call and left the bus at the next stop.
"I don't understand why he singled her out, there were other people talking on their phones and other people talking amongst themselves, it was just general bus noise," she said.
Ms Cordingley questioned the bus driver as to whether his actions were necessary but she said she was ignored.
"I didn't want to push it any further because I didn't want to be kicked off the bus but I was a bit upset that no one else said anything," she said.
"It made me sad to see that happen."
A Brisbane City Council spokeswoman confirmed it was investigating a complaint.
"Council is currently investigating a complaint made to TransLink about the alleged behaviour of a bus driver towards a passenger on board a bus in Brisbane (on Friday night)," the spokeswoman said.
"This alleged behaviour is not tolerated by council and further action may be considered once investigations have concluded."
In 2011, a Brisbane City Council bus driver received a formal warning for making racist remarks towards two school children.