Muttley, I agree that the current govt of the Commonwealth needs to be replaced and I can (sort of) sympathise with Kevin Rudd not wanting to poke his head above any parapets but, even though he's from Queensland, I had thought him to have more spine than to agree to the notion of "the song as inappropriate for schools" and regarding it as an example of "political correctness". But then, I've always thought that Ronald Wilson had the best take on political correctness in Oz (and I'm aware that it has other resonances elsewhere) when he said,
"'Political Correctness' is invoked as a term of abuse for those who have sought to bring marginalised people into the framework of a unified nation. I am happy to be seen as politically correct if that means being sensitive to the problems of the disadvantaged and working to overcome them." The late Sir Ronald Wilson (former High Court judge and President of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission) quoted in Sydney Morning Herald 2 August 1997.

Cheers, Rowan