Complex sentence: Subsequently, when knowledge of the appointment had become public, there was an outcry from the conservatives and Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen attempted to thwart Whitlam by causing the issue of writs early for three, rather than four, Senate vacancies.
Split into simpler sentences: Subsequently, when knowledge of the appointment had become public, there was an outcry from the conservatives. The Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen decided to thwart Whitlam by causing the issue of writs early for three, rather than four, Senate vacancies.