John Schumann
John Schumann is a writer and musician, perhaps best known for his Vietnam veterans anthem “I Was Only 19“. He hastens to add that he has written many other songs. He lives in Adelaide, from where he continues to upset the bunyip aristocracy and all those who believe that they are more important than the rest of us.
John Schumann's articles (5 total)
Poets, philosophers, parklands and parliament
The world could be different if we were governed by a different breed of humans who understood that politics require morals and imagination.
Best of 2025 - Muted response to Trump's appropriation of Christianity
“…and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be on the alert…” (Acts 20:29–31).
Muted response to Trump's appropriation of Christianity
“…and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be on the alert…” (Acts 20:29–31).
SA’s algal bloom and the big, beautiful, bureaucratic ballet
The café owner at Edithburgh gave me a wintry smile. We were on Yorke Peninsula to play a concert as part of the opening of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Walk from Coobowie to Edithburgh.
The GST — past, present, future — and always tense
There’s little elegance in the way Australia approaches tax reform. It’s never a highway cruise.