Complex sentence: The paper was launched on 27 April 1969 as a Sunday only publication, under the banner "The Independent", with its founding editor was Maxwell Newton (who was previously the foundation editor of "The Australian").
Split into simpler sentences: The paper was launched on 27 April 1969 as a Sunday-only publication, under the banner "The Independent". Its founding editor was Maxwell Newton (who was previously the foundation editor of "The Australian").