Complex sentence: Long was born on 3 August 1968 in the United States (his Australian parents were there at the time) and grew up on a farm near Benalla, Victoria and worked as a jackeroo and shearer after high school, before heading overseas.
Split into simpler sentences: Long was born on 3 August 1968 in the United States when his Australian parents were there at the time, and grew up on a farm near Benalla, Victoria. He worked as a jackeroo and shearer after high school, before heading overseas.