Complex sentence: Peter Francis Salmon Cook (8 November 1943-3 December 2005), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Senate from 1983 to 2005, representing the state of Western Australia.
Split into simpler sentences: Peter Francis Salmon Cook (8 November 1943--3 December 2005) was an Australian politician. He served as a Labor member of the Senate from 1983 to 2005, representing the state of Western Australia.