An Aussie copper who told a  drunk Aboriginal man to sing and dance while he recorded the event is in hot water down under.

The video ended up on YouTube and shows a blotto  Aborigine lying on the ground. The copper tells him to sing The Rivers Of Babylon which he does.  A second officer then drags the man to his feet while the officer behind the camera laughs and tells him to dance and say "Happy Birthday, Blake".

The drunk man continues to sing and dance about in a circle before being directed towards a police car. The footage created an outcry when it first appeared and YouTube users have reported it to the Minister of Police. Others have described the video as racist and called for the officer to be sacked or jailed.

Northern Territory police said  the officer who recorded the incident had received counselling after an internal investigation found his treatment of the man to be "humiliating and demeaning".

The bloke who posted the video was not connected to the coppers and said he would take it down if the Aboriginal man asked him. The video has since been removed.