Susan Horsburgh

Once a country kid who dropped out of design school because he felt overwhelmed, now Flack couldn’t be cooler.

Freelance writer Susan Horsburgh has an enviable CV and portfolio, writing for some of the country's most prestigious titles, including The Australian Women's Weekly, Good Weekend (in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age) and Qantas magazines. She…

Robyn Davidson’s solo desert trek made her famous 46 years ago, setting the course for her extraordinary life. But before that, her mum’s suicide shaped the woman she would become. Words by 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.…

Behind the wild hair and kohl-eyed stare, Tim Minchin is a devoted family man, married to his teenage sweetheart, writes Susan Horsburgh. Tim Minchin helped conceive my third child – which means he can add embryo whisperer to his prodigious list of…

Having lost both her husband and son, the Minister for Indigenous Australians has dealt with grief through the fortifying power of her female friendships. By Susan Horsburgh Linda Burney’s historic first speech to federal parliament in 2016 was a…

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.

As artificial intelligence and automation take over, the only way to guarantee a professional future in business is to work on your "soft skills". Find out what they are and why machines can't replace them. Any episode of BBC mockumentary The Office…

By Susan Horsburgh May 11, 2019 — 12.08am Save Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Share Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size This article features among the best Two of Us columns of 2019 Pyjama king Peter…

Inspired by the late Hazel Hawke's battle with Alzheimer's, The Weekly's Susan Horsburgh reveals the agony of her own father's slow decline. When I was a kid, Dad was some kind of demigod to me. He'd come home from work, drop his briefcase and give…

As the world's mental health crisis worsens, once-maligned illegal drugs such as magic mushrooms and MDMA are emerging as promising new treatments. Susan Horsburgh reports.

By Susan Horsburgh April 1, 2022 — 12.00pm Together, 90-year-old Melbourne twins Liliana del Porto and Lydia Marcuzzi have survived wartime bombing, a taste of Italian Hollywood and a total of five husbands. They’re happiest at home watching TV…

One in three Australians suffers from loneliness, yet most of us are loath to admit it, reports Susan Horsburgh. Wealth, youth and friends can't inoculate us, so what's the answer?

In the spring of 1944, Phillip Maisel had reached the lowest ebb of his life. Held captive in an Estonian labour camp, the 21-year-old Polish-born Jew and his fellow inmates were forced, every Sunday, to haul a pile of rocks from one end of an icy…

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?

As kids, Michelle Payne and her brother Stevie used to wake up early every morning, jump out of the bed they top-and-tailed in, and put on Phar Lap, the 1983 movie about Australia's most famous racehorse. Michelle reckons they watched it hundreds of…

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.

At a spiritual retreat in the Japanese countryside, Susan Horsburgh immerses herself in the country's culture - under the tutelage of a kooky monk.

Inspired by Marie Kondo, the global titan of tidying, Susan Horsburgh sifts through her closet in the quest for clothes that “spark joy”. Sure, I’ve tidied before, but Marie Kondo promises this time will be different. I pore over her latest book,…

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.…