Australia won its third successive Test when it beat Argentina 27-8 in Townsville with the three tries to one victory moving them into second place on the standings.
The Wallabies have won their third consecutive match for the first time since 2017, defeating Argentina 27-8 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville.
Wearing the First Nations jersey in front of a passionate crowd of 23,184 fans in North Queensland's first Wallabies Test, the home side moved to second on the Rugby Championship ladder.
Reece Hodge set the tempo earlier on, opening the scoring for Australia as he broke the Argentinian defence to cross in the game's opening minutes.
As the Wallabies continued to find their rhythm, Samu Kerevi was next to power over the line following a kick behind from Quade Cooper that was regathered by Len Ikitau. Argentina was next to strike thanks to a penalty from Emiliano Boffelli to bring the visitors onto the scorecard.
Quade Cooper maintained his accuracy off the tee shortly after, to ensure the Wallabies stayed ahead at half-time, up 17–3 at the break.
Argentina was the first to cross in the second half as captain Julian Montoya dived over following a powerful driving maul.
Australia continued to pepper Argentina's defence before a raft of changes from the home side gave the Wallabies the impetus, and a penalty to James O'Connor provided a buffer with 20 minutes to play.
Andrew Kellaway was next to find the line for Australia as they continued to extend their lead thanks to a sharp inside ball from O'Connor to ensure the Wallabies retained the Puma trophy.
Scorers:
Australia: Tries: Reece Hodge, Samu Kerevi, Andrew Kellaway. Conversions: Quade Cooper (2), James O’Connor. Penalties: Quade Cooper, James O’Connor.
Argentina: Try: Julian Montoya. Penalty: Emiliano Boffelli.
Australia: 15 Reece Hodge, 14 Andrew Kellaway, 13 Len Ikitau, 12 Samu Kerevi, 11 Marika Koroibete, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Nic White, 8 Rob Valetini, 7 Michael Hooper (captain), 6 Rob Leota, 5 Matt Philip, 4 Izack Rodda, 3 Taniela Tupou, 2 Folau Fainga’a, 1 James Slipper.
Replacements: 16 Feleti Kaitu’u, 17 Angus Bell, 18 Tom Robertson, 19 Darcy Swain, 20 Pete Samu, 21 Tate McDermott, 22 James O’Connor, 23 Jordan Petaia.
Argentina: 15 Juan Cruz Mallia, 14 Santiago Cordero, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Emiliano Boffelli, 10 Santiago Carreras, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou, 8 Pablo Matera, 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Matias Alemanno, 3 Santiago Medrano, 2 Julian Montoya (captain), 1 Facundo Gigena. Replacements: 16 Santiago Socino, 17 Rodrigo Martinez, 18 Enrique Pieretto, 19 Guido Petti, 20 Joaquin Oviedo, 21 Gonzalo Garcia, 22 Domingo Miotti, 23 Mateo Carreras.