Campbell Newman blasts Economist liveable cities rankings that place Brisbane 20th WE'VE GOT IT ALL: Marcus Dalby and Tamara Akl at Brisbane's South Bank. 'UNEDUCATED': Queensland icon Stefan Ackerie has blasted those responsible for the rankings. BRISBANE'S failure to rate a mention in a new list of the world's 10 most liveable cities has been labelled a "sick joke" by the Premier after four other Aussie capitals made the cut. The latest survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit, which ranks 140 cities worldwide, also prompted one of Brisbane's best-known citizens Stefan Ackerie to label those involved in the study "uneducated." TAKE THE TEST: You're not from Brisbane until ... Tell us what you love (or loathe) about Brisbane below The survey places Melbourne in the top spot for the third year in a row, while the Queensland capital has moved up just one rank to 20th. It takes in to account more than 30 factors across the five broad categories, of stability, health care, culture and environment, infrastructure and education, providing a score out of 100. Overall Brisbane scored 94.2 compared to Melbourne's 97.5, Adelaide's 96.6 (joint fifth), Sydney's 96.1 (seventh) and Perth's 95.9 (ninth). While Brisbane rates equally with front-runner Melbourne for health care, it lags behind in infrastructure - including public transport - and culture and environment, which takes climate in to account. Premier Campbell Newman was indignant at the findings. "This survey is a sad, sick joke," he said. It is unthinkable that not one city in Queensland made the list. Recently declared Queensland Great and renowned Brisbane identity Stefan Ackerie, labelled those responsible for the survey "uneducated," saying their priorities were wrong. "I think when God made the world, he made Australia last, he made Queensland very last and he made Brisbane for himself," he said. Brisbane has everything. It has weather, beautiful people, facilities like no other city in Australia so it (the survey) is just uneducated. Maybe they came here when it was raining or something. It's not even close to realistic. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk also raised concerns, pointing to recent large-scale infrastructure development in the city. "I'm sure these survey authors would change their mind if they paid us a visit, to see how we really weigh up to the criteria," he said. Meanwhile Marcus Dalby, 19, who moved to Queensland from an outer Melbourne's suburb about seven years said Brisbane's sense of community spirit and nightlife were among it's strongest points. I reckon they'll (Brisbane) top Melbourne eventually. Indooroopilly resident Tamara Akl, 18, was raised in Brisbane and picked the shopping and dining as its top attractions. "It's a good place to grow up," the journalism student said. I like the city life, South Bank is lovely. All the restaurants are really nice and the theatres. EIU economist Edward Bell, who was involved in compiling the survey said although the report ranked cities, all those with scores of more than 80 out of 100 were regarded as having a high standard of living. He added there could be an element of "splitting hairs" when determining the highest rankings. Former resident of Hampshire in the UK, Ben Southall now calls Brisbane home having spent six months as a caretaker on Hamilton Island after winning the "Best Job in the World" tourism promotion. He described the city as his "perfect place to live" and added he was puzzled it had lost out to Adelaide. "I would say we definitely should be above Adelaide because do stuff there you have to leave the city, whereas in Brisbane there is plenty to do," he said. For me it's the perfect place to live because I love my sport, I love the great outdoors and it's quick to get to the coast. Melbourne, Australia Vienna, Austria Vancouver, Canada Toronto, Canada Calgary, Canada Adelaide, Australia Sydney, Australia Helsinki, Finland Perth, Australia (20) Brisbane