Susan Horsburgh

Hungry for concrete action, a new generation of women in the sector is finding next month’s IWD fatiguing and frustrating.

Offering pro-bono advertising, scholarships and column inches, purpose-driven media companies are out to change the world, one piece of content at a time. When Chiquita “CK” King left the network agency world to set up an…

Lifelong financial disadvantage means more older women than ever are facing homelessness in Australia, especially in the current rental crisis. So, what can be done to house them?

Corporate Australia was already concerned about mental health. Then COVID made the issue unavoidable. Now that it’s a topic of boardroom discussion, companies are working to transform their cultures, keep employees happy and attract new recruits.…

Corporate Australia was already concerned about mental health, then COVID made the issue unavoidable. Now that it's a topic of boardroom discussion, companies are working to transform their cultures, keep employees happy and attract new recruits.

Assigned male at birth, Georgie Stone, 22, was a toddler when she told her mother, Rebekah Robertson, 55, that she was a girl. Both actors, they have since fought to improve life for trans kids – between countless cups of tea. Georgie Stone says…

After a tough two years, employees are expecting more workplace empathy than ever before, which means mastering emotional intelligence is non-negotiable for modern business leaders, writes Susan Horsburgh.

From CEO of Layne Beachley’s “life” to the first female boss in Rip Curl’s history, Brooke Farris is riding a COVID-inspired surfing boom that’s seen more people than ever, not least women, take to the water. And there’s not a Chiko Roll in sight.

From CEO of Layne Beachley’s “life” to the first female boss in Rip Curl’s history, Brooke Farris is riding a COVID-inspired surfing boom that’s seen more people than ever, not least women, take to the water. And there’s not a Chiko Roll in sight.…

Regency soft porn has pulses racing, dodgy S&M books are flying off the shelves, and sex toy sales are booming. Does the craze for passionate pop culture hint at the real life desires of modern women? Susan Horsburgh reports.

Shaun Micallef is shining a light on the dark side of drinking. Now, for the first time, he tells Susan Horsburgh about the tragedy that inspired him.

Wrangling kids for a school musical is tricky enough, but what if they were scattered across the outback and had to rehearse over the air? Somehow the Longreach School of Distance Education pulled it off. Susan Horsburgh reports.

A decade ago, author Ella Holcombe lost her parents and childhood home in the Black Saturday bushfires, Despite the unimaginable tragedy, Susan Horsburgh finds it has inspired healing and hope.

Shoes may be optional but a sense of pride isn’t – locals in this Central West Queensland town, the one-time home of Qantas HQ, love their community, as well as the region’s vast open spaces and pioneering history. Susan Horsburgh reports.

Her uncle, one of the most notorious paedophile priests, brought untold pain to the people of Ballarat, but Lou Ridsdale is doing her bit to bring some optimism to the city, planting the seeds of change in her own backyard. Susan Horsburgh reports.

It’s the land of beef, barras and Bundy rum. But Rocky residents have a taste for the finer things, too, from citrus-infused gin to smoky bacon snags from Queensland’s Sausage King. Susan Horsburgh finds out what the locals love about their city.

As Kate Fischer, she was the “It” girl of the ’90s – a model, actress and fiancée of billionaire James Packer – but it all came crashing down and she ended up penniless. Tziporah Malkah tells Susan Horsburgh how homelessness can happen to anyone.

Confronted by the suffering that lung cancer inflicts, Melbourne oncologist Dr Bronwyn King made a shocking discovery: her super fund had shares in the tobacco industry. So she decided to make waves, writes Susan Horsburgh.

This is one of the most joyful love stories of the year – Natalie Bacci was lonely and despaired of ever finding a partner. Then a unique matchmaker stepped in with a program that is transforming lives. Susan Horsburgh reports.

More than 160 reporters have died in war zones in the past five years. As we prepare for Anzac Day, the latest generation of Australian women correspondents is closer to war’s brutal reality than ever before, writes Susan Horsburgh.