Complex sentence: Opposition multicultural spokesman at the time, Laurie Ferguson, said the comments were deplorable and could be referred to the Australian broadcasting watchdog ACMA however did not proceed after Denyer's public apology.
Split into simpler sentences: Opposition multicultural spokesman at the time, Laurie Ferguson, said the comments were deplorable and could be referred to the Australian broadcasting watchdog. ACMA, however, did not proceed after Denyer's public apology.