Susan Horsburgh

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.…

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 Updated May 14, 2021 — 3.24pmfirst published at 1.59pm Nurses Beverly Howard, 74, and Olga Learoyd, 70, have worked at Footscray Hospital in Melbourne for a combined century. Neither friend plans to retire – nor let tragedy stop…

By Susan Horsburgh Updated March 19, 2021 — 2.54pmfirst published at 11.49am Retired Melbourne IT manager Les Firth, 72, anonymously donated the sperm that led to the birth of contract administrator Alex Mallon, 32. At their first meeting in 2017,…

By Susan Horsburgh March 12, 2021 — 1.59pm After psychiatrist and former Australian of the Year Patrick McGorry, 68, met philanthropist Suparna Bhasin, 49, he embraced her case for exploring meditation and breathwork in treatments. He won’t,…

By Susan Horsburgh November 6, 2020 — 8.59pm Kevin Street, 64, had been a heroin user for 25 years when he first entered the Kings Cross injecting centre run by physician Marianne Jauncey, 50. Off the drug for two years now, Kevin has taught…

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.

By Susan Horsburgh May 29, 2020 — 8.59pm His arrogance made for a rocky start to their working relationship, but when their marriages hit the skids around the same time, Melbourne friends Jane Martino, 42, and James Tutton, 48, saw a softer side to…

By Susan Horsburgh April 24, 2020 — 8.59pm When former Geelong surgeon John Roth, 76, and his wife Cathy, 73, first met, they were told their relationship wouldn’t last. Fifty years later, they still live a “terrific” life – even after a devastating…

Neale Daniher made his name as an AFL player and coach, but since his diagnosis with motor neurone disease six years ago, he has created a legacy. Still leading the fight to find a cure, Neale shares some hard-won wisdom with Susan Horsburgh.

By Susan Horsburgh Updated August 24, 2019 — 4.19amfirst published at 12.06am "Priscilla is the only person I can ask to do something and know it will get done as well as if I'd done it."Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui PRISCILLA: We met in our first year…

Childhood cancer is one of the toughest challenges a family can face, bringing stress, uncertainty and painful treatment. Susan Horsburgh meets three courageous families and the Koala Kids team, keeping little smiles coming, even on the hardest days.

By Susan Horsburgh March 30, 2019 — 12.08am Occupational therapist Kate Bourne, 37, was devastated when her first baby, Isaac, died at only 24 days old. Bereavement midwife Michele Simpson, 56, gave her hope and supported her through her next three…

Young Harry Feller doesn’t know it, but he could hold the key to a revolutionary new therapy to cure blindness, writes Susan Horsburgh.

It was time to change and Peter FitzSimons knew it. With the support of his wife, Today co-host Lisa Wilkinson, he embarked on a transformation which, as Susan Horsburgh discovers, has reignited their marriage.

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.

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 me long cuddles in the kitchen – and instantly it felt like…

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?

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…