New year, new hope for the Wallabies, who will try to snap a painful 15-year Bledisloe drought against arch-rivals New Zealand this season.

The world champion All Blacks completed a 3-0 clean sweep over Australia in 2016 but the Wallabies will have the benefit of two home games in 2017.

The series kicks off in Sydney on August 19 before game two under the roof in Dunedin on August 26 and a potential decider in Brisbane on October 21.

Australia will also hope that the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand takes some sting out of the All Blacks' tail.

The Lions play 10 games in NZ, including three Tests, in what is expected to be an epic tour in June and July.

The Wallabies may also hand Bledisloe debuts to a couple of high profile league converts, with Karmichael Hunt (Reds) and Marika Koroibete (Rebels) both impressing during the 2017 Super Rugby season.