Complex sentence: On 29 December 2015, Jamie Briggs resigned from his portfolio following a complaint regarding a late night incident with a public servant; and on the same day, Mal Brough stood aside pending Australian Federal Police investigations into the James Ashby affair.
Split into simpler sentences: On 29 December, Jamie Briggs resigned from his portfolio following a complaint regarding a late night incident with a public servant. On the same day, Mal Brough stood aside pending Australian Federal Police investigations into the James Ashby affair.