Complex sentence: While the policies advocated by Partington are now more or less commonplace in Australian indigenous policy circles, in 1996 they produced apetition signed by 66 outraged Australian academics, led by Dr Suvendrini Perera of La Trobe University, demanding that the Australian media cease publicising the book.
Split into simpler sentences: While the policies advocated by Partington are now more or less commonplace in Australian indigenous policy circles, in 1996 they produced outrage. This included a petition signed by 66 Australian academics, led by Dr Suvendrini Perera of La Trobe University, demanding that the Australian media cease publicising the book.