"Reneg" is hardly the fair word. The announcement made it very clear that the independent judges would decide if the money went to an entrant or the RFDS.
This is exactly what happened.
Unfortunately not one entrant was able to come up with a comprehensive article that covered the main issues that were required in the announcement.
There is still a chance that a book will be written covering the whole issue. I hope so otherwise we have learnt nothing and the errors will be repeated again.