Original sentence: In January 2014, having not held a media briefing for almost a month, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison announced that, rather than holding weekly briefings, briefings will now be held on what he described as "an as needs basis"
Edited sentence: In January 2014, having not held a media briefing for almost a month over the Christmas break, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison announced that, rather than holding weekly briefings, briefings will now be held on what he described as "an as needs basis"