, ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁G ough ▁Whit lam ▁for ged ▁the ▁capacity ▁for ▁an ▁alternative ▁future ▁for ▁Australian ▁economic ▁govern ance . ▁The ▁crisis ▁of ▁stag fl ation ▁and ▁free ▁education ▁also ▁had ▁significantly ▁impact ed ▁the ▁political ▁culture ▁of ▁the ▁period . ▁D iss ident ▁academic ▁trad itions ▁were ▁being ▁for ged ▁in ▁Paris ▁and ▁Ber keley ▁challeng ing ▁academic ▁hier arch ies ; ▁The ▁New ▁Left ▁emer ged ▁to ▁challenge ▁the ▁domin ance ▁of ▁Orth odox ▁Marx ism , ▁mean while ▁the ▁Green ▁B ans ▁showed ▁the ▁capacity ▁for ▁community ▁and ▁union ists ▁coal itions . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁econom ics ▁sy ll ab us ▁had ▁been ▁domin ated ▁by ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁micro e conom ics , ▁macro e conom ics ▁( infl uen ced ▁by ▁John ▁May n ard ▁Ke yn es ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁Australian ▁and ▁international ▁econom ies . ▁Col in ▁Sim kin ▁and ▁Warren ▁Hog an ▁were ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Sydney ▁University ▁econom ics ▁department ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 - 9 . ▁Both ▁academ ics ▁had ▁been ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁Vice - Ch an cell or , ▁Professor ▁Bruce ▁Williams ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁professor ▁of ▁economic ▁as ▁Manchester ▁university . ▁They ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁core ▁figures ▁pushing ▁for ▁a ▁mathematical / theory ▁orient ated ▁reform . ▁ ▁Ted ▁W heel w right ▁would ▁write ▁to ▁the ▁Vice - Ch an cell or ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁calling ▁for ▁an ▁official ▁enqu