Greg Inglis was named Australia captain as the Kangaroos included four uncapped players in a 19-man squad to face New Zealand and Tonga.
South Sydney Rabbitohs star Inglis replaces Cameron Smith – who retired from representative duty in May – as Kangaroos skipper.
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Inglis will lead Australia into Tests against New Zealand on October 13 and Tonga a week later.
Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga also included four uncapped players – Damien Cook, Latrell Mitchell, Tyrone Peachey and James Tedesco.
Fresh from winning the NRL Grand Final on Sunday, the Sydney Roosters have three players in the squad, including Mitchell and Tedesco.
"This is a new era for the Kangaroos and it is a very exciting one, based on the talent available," Meninga said.
"There is certainly a strong showing from the NSW squad which won the State of Origin series and we have a number of players who performed exceptionally well through the finals series as well as in the Grand Final.
"While there are only two Test matches for the Kangaroos this year they are extremely important to me and this squad.
"This will give us a good gauge of who we will be looking at to lead the Kangaroos into the future.
"The Kangaroos have not played the Kiwis in New Zealand for four years, and have not played in Auckland for six years, so the October 13 Test match will be an extremely important one for us.
"The first Test match ever against Tonga will also be a historic occasion not only for the Kangaroos but for the game as well."
Australia: Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Daly Cherry-Evans, Damien Cook, Boyd Cordner, Tyson Frizell, Valentine Holmes, Ben Hunt, Greg Inglis, Felise Kaufusi, David Klemmer, Josh McGuire, Jordan McLean, Latrell Mitchell, Cameron Munster, Tyrone Peachey, James Tedesco, Jake Trbojevic, Tom Trbojevic, Aaron Woods.
