This week, the Advertiser contacted them to see if they stood by their comments, and to ask how they would vote if they were in the councillors' shoes.

During a visit to Macarthur during last year's federal election campaign, then Opposition leader Kevin Rudd said he opposed the school on planning grounds along with Macarthur Labor candidate Nick Bleasdale.

``We are concerned about the adequacy of local infrastructure to support such a large school,'' Mr Rudd said then.

This week, the Prime Minister's office did not respond to the Advertiser's inquiries.

In November, NSW Premier Morris Iemma strongly condemned the stunt in which two pigs' heads were left staked on the school site with an Australian flag draped between them.

He later said there was no room for opposing a school on racial grounds.

This week, Mr Iemma stood by his comments but would not comment on a hypothetical when asked how he would vote if the fate of the school application was in his hands.

Asked if Mr Iemma hoped the council would make its decision on planning grounds alone rather than community backlash, his spokeswoman said ``yes''.

Camden state MP Geoff Corrigan, who has come under attack by school protesters for not opposing the school, reiterated this week that he neither opposed nor supported it.

Asked whether he regretted not opposing the school as fellow politicians, including his federal Labor counterparts, did he replied: ``No.''

``I think people respect someone who has a viewpoint and is prepared to argue a viewpoint and who's not prepared to run and hide behind weaselly words,'' he said.

He said the decision on the school was to him ``very easy''.

``If I was on council I would follow the officers' recommendation above all; they are the professional people engaged by council to evaluate this on its planning merits.''