NBN chief blames Australia's poor speed rating on 'unrepresentative' data

Ookla report rated Australia 61st in the world for fixed broadband

NBN Co chief executive Stephen Rue has argued Australia's poor showing in global speed test rankings cannot be relied on because the data is "unrepresentative" of broadband available in the rest of the world.

Broadband speed reports released by companies such as Ookla, M-Lab and Akamai show how each country fares for broadband, with Australia lagging behind.