The interesting thing is that using TelstraClear I see this:
Tracing route to baa-syd.crashplan.com [103.8.239.3] over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms srp521w [192.168.2.1]
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 15 ms 14 ms 41 ms lo0.internet.ivpn.pe25.telstraclear.net [218.101.61.124]
4 19 ms 19 ms 18 ms ie2-g-0-0-0.telstraclear.net [203.98.50.2]
5 18 ms 71 ms 25 ms ge-0-2-0-1.xcore1.acld.telstraclear.net [203.98.50.251]
6 144 ms 146 ms 148 ms te7-3.ccr01.sjc05.atlas.cogentco.com [38.122.92.105]
7 144 ms 144 ms 147 ms te4-2.mag01.sjc03.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.82.94]
8 203 ms 204 ms 198 ms 38.104.138.90
9 206 ms 205 ms 200 ms ip-250-139-161-203.static.pipenetworks.com [203.161.139.250]
10 * * * Request timed out.
30 * * * Request timed out.
Trace complete.
Am I reading this right? Is the traffic to Sydney going to the US first? Something with routes? Looking at cdn.geekzone.co.nz which is also hosted in Sydney I see a completely different route:
Tracing route to geekzone.co.nz [108.162.203.66] over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms srp521w [192.168.2.1]
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 11 ms 5 ms 23 ms lo0.internet.ivpn.pe25.telstraclear.net [218.101.61.124]
4 30 ms 22 ms 23 ms ie2-g-0-0-0.telstraclear.net [203.98.50.2]
5 19 ms 30 ms 26 ms ge-0-2-0-1.xcore1.acld.telstraclear.net [203.98.50.251]
6 19 ms 26 ms 23 ms 210.80.27.5
7 25 ms 29 ms 24 ms 0.xo-1-0-0.xt3.akl1.alter.net [210.80.35.9]
8 43 ms 49 ms 48 ms 210.80.51.81
9 45 ms 44 ms 45 ms ge-2-0-0.br1.syd6.alter.net [210.80.32.198]
10 43 ms 43 ms 44 ms 203.103.244.190
11 65 ms 45 ms 43 ms cdf-0011.asianetcom.net [203.192.167.86]
12 49 ms 45 ms 44 ms 108.162.203.66
Trace complete.
If this is the case, moving my backup target to Australia has done nothing for me - might even make it slower actually.