Newcastle were incredibly still in contention after a massive penalty from Toby Flood on 53 minutes but both sides were guilty of a host of mistakes as the second period lost its intensity.
The only thing keeping England in the game was Australia's inability to hold on to passes as they cut through the England defence, but they cut out the mistakes and grabbed their second try after 32 minutes.
Mr Haffa hopes the write-offs will be the last of a series of catastrophes, including mistakes in last year's second-quarter accounts and a profit warning in December that cut forecast earnings by 90%.