Wallabies playmaker Matt Giteau regained his mojo to spearhead an injury-hit Australia to a record 40-10 Test blitz of France at Suncorp Stadium.

Giteau set up all four Australian tries and kicked eight from eight with the boot for a personal haul of 20 points to ensure a 2-0 series whitewash for the Wallabies.

But the improved Australian display was heavily tarnished by injuries, tragically highlighted by a broken fibula to luckless replacement back Cameron Shepherd.

Centre Berrick Barnes (shoulder) and lock James Horwill (eye socket) were also ordered to hospital for precautionary scans as reserve Ryan Cross flashed over for two second-half tries from Giteau cut-out passes.

Horwill was later cleared of any fracture.

Coach Robbie Deans was well pleased with the performance but wasn't getting overly excited with Australia's Tri-Nations campaign to start in a fortnight against South Africa.

"We're very conscious that the next arena will be very different," Deans said.

"It will be another level, there's no doubt about that."

Expected to put up a much stiffer fight than in the 34-13 loss in Sydney last weekend, the French were their own worst enemies throughout the match.

Terrible first-half ball handling was compounded by ill-discipline under immense Australian pressure at the breakdown, while the visitors also conceded a tight-head to the Wallabies scrum.

"I think (France) were looking forward to their vacation. That's harsh but fair," Deans said.

"We created opportunities and we took those opportunities and there were many more that we didn't take as well.

"But they don't give you points, they were physical and the casualty ward shows that."

Shepherd's fracture, sustained when tackled at the end of a half-break, is a heart-breaking blow to the man who was expected to be Australia's fullback for the Tri-Nations.

The Wallabies selectors will announce their squad for the series on Monday and have to think long and hard about who to include as cover for Adam Ashley-Cooper who was solid in the No.15 jersey.

The 30-point victory eclipsed the Wallabies' 35-12 1999 World Cup final win as their biggest over Les Bleus.

Australia's highest-paid rugby player, Giteau, who produced one of his most forgettable halves of Test rugby last week, was on song from the outset.

He set up the Wallabies' first try after six minutes with a perfect cross-field kick for in-form local winger Peter Hynes to score a cherished maiden Test five-pointer in front of his 40,218-strong home crowd.

Giteau kicked four first-half penalties and when he spun his way through the defence before flicking a pass to Horwill in the 36th minute, Australia were as good as home at 26-0.

Horwill finished the brilliant try by borrowing from the blond-haired flyhalf's diving playbook.

"It was dreadful, I'd give him one or two (out of 10 for the dive). I think the crowd liked it a lot more than the rest of the team," Giteau chirped.

It was a wild brawl just before halftime that ended Horwill's night and showed some of Les Bleus' renowned passion still existed in their last game of a long season.

The abrasive lock copped a flurry of Imanol Harinordoquy upper-cuts after running into a fracas between hooker Stephen Moore and the French flankers.

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