"BIG have been more than willing to come out and square the...

"BIG have been more than willing to come out and square the lines with 2 announcements in the past fortnight." The journo started making enquiries back in December. Instead of front runnin' the journo and laying it all out, they waited until more articles forced them to publish more details. I wouldn't call it "willing". The journo forced their hand, and now the ASX is forcing them to provide more info. Note the halt is because it is in RESPONSE to the ASX. No initiative from the company. In response to either Fairfax or the ASX.

"On one hand you imply that BIG are not transparent enough, and on the other hand you criticize them for taking their time to be transparent. Comes across as someone who has a bone to pick." - If they were transparent, this would've been clarified and everything left beyond doubt back in December or early January at the latest without the need for journos and the ASX to force them to disclose properly which is actually part of their job.