Complex sentence: In 1980-1981, he became the only Tasmanian to become national president of the Australian Liberal Students' Federation, during which time he came into political conflict with Nick Sherry and Sue Mackay, both later to be Australian Labor Party senators.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1980-1981, he became the only Tasmanian to become national president of the Australian Liberal Students' Federation. This included political conflict with Nick Sherry and Sue Mackay, both later to be Australian Labor Party senators.