Australia isn't considered part of the first world? He's in Melbourne with a fiber connection to his house. I'd listen to StarsMine and first investigate / eliminate the aspects of your connection that you can control.
Ctrl+Alt+Del -> Task Manager -> Processes -> look for the browser that says pornhub.com, right click and 'End Process Tree'. That usually fixes my ping.
Let me know if this helps. Good luck!
restart your computer!