Kurt Mahlburg
Kurt Mahlburg is a husband to Angie, a father, a freelance writer, and a familiar Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He is the Senior Editor and a regular columnist at The Daily Declaration. More of his writings can be found at Mercator, Intellectual Takeout, The Spectator Australia, The American Spectator and Caldron Pool.
A published author, Kurt’s breakout title Cross and Culture: Can Jesus Save the West? explores the social and spiritual challenges facing Western nations and the hope Jesus offers in our crisis. Along with Warwick Marsh, Kurt has co-authored several other books, including Great Southland Revival, Power of Prayer, and Jesus: The Centre of It All.
Kurt is passionate about speaking the truths of Jesus into the public square in a way that makes sense to a secular culture and that gives Christians courage to do the same. He has previously studied architecture, worked as a primary school teacher, and served as a missionary and a young adults pastor. Among Kurt’s other interests are philosophy, history, surf, the outdoors, and travel. He hosts his own blog at Cross and Culture.
Articles by Kurt Mahlburg:
18 February 2025
7.7 MINS
Trump’s shuttering of USAID has exposed how foreign aid has long been weaponised for sinister political ends.
17 February 2025
15.5 MINS
The central rebuke JD Vance delivered to Europe's elites is that their continent is only worth defending if its leaders abandon their current trajectory of ignoring the will of voters, persecuting people of faith, suppressing populist movements, policing citizens’ speech and thoughts, and imposing mass migration without the public’s consent.
14 February 2025
3 MINS
As Aussie NFL star Jordan Mailata etches his name into Super Bowl history, he does so among a score of teammates who openly attribute their success to their faith in Jesus Christ.
13 February 2025
3.7 MINS
The corporate world's rapid retreat from woke virtue signalling since Trump's return to the White House is a powerful reminder that politics isn't always downstream from culture. Sometimes, it's the other way around.
13 February 2025
3.8 MINS
At best, USAID has devolved over the years from foreign aid into a foreign slush fund for wokery and censorship. At worst, it is a money laundering scheme used to enrich activists and enact globally what Congress has forbidden on US soil.
12 February 2025
3 MINS
Whispers from the UK suggest Trump might use his tariff threat to fight Australia's strict online speech regulations.
11 February 2025
2.5 MINS
No uterus, no opinion? On the contrary, men must speak up for the unborn — protecting life is in our DNA.
4 February 2025
2.4 MINS
Given that the popularity of castrating kids is now at historically low levels and that Republicans control both houses of Congress, it is highly likely Trump’s reforms will be written into law before the upcoming midterms.
31 January 2025
2.4 MINS
The letter’s authors — including former PM Tony Abbott and former deputy PM John Anderson — warned that the use of so-called gender-affirming care was a “potential public health disaster of generational significance”.
30 January 2025
3.4 MINS
President Trump used his first week in office to withdraw the United States from the scandal-ridden World Health Organization and reverse key Covid-era abuses.
29 January 2025
6 MINS
Here’s a quick round-up of Trump’s life-affirming actions since he took office, which definitively mark him as the most pro-life president in United States history.
22 January 2025
4.5 MINS
In his inaugural speech, President Trump vowed 'we will not forget our God'. On retaking the White House, Trump has already acted on his promise to stand for Christian values. Check out his day one reforms here and learn how you can pray for the incoming administration.
21 January 2025
3.5 MINS
The Western church has placed such stringent conditions on civil disobedience that it's difficult to imagine any situation that meets the standard. Scripture paints a different picture.
20 January 2025
2.8 MINS
Given Albanese's warm welcome of Bill Gates to Australia, it would appear the Australian Prime Minister is less concerned about election interference by foreign elites than the political leanings of those elites.
17 January 2025
3.5 MINS
On Wednesday night, 46th US President Joe Biden gave his final address from the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, concluding a five-decade career in politics.
15 January 2025
2.9 MINS
Leftism pretends that Christian political action is only acceptable when it advances the Leftist worldview, but is wrong and uniquely dangerous if it preserves the Christian worldview. It's time for Christians to stop believing such a silly lie.
2 January 2025
4.2 MINS
Consider these four New Year’s Resolutions to Help Revive the West.
16 December 2024
2.7 MINS
As 2024 draws to a close, consider some encouraging signs that God is stirring a spiritual renaissance across the Western world.
16 December 2024
2.9 MINS
John Pesutto has been ordered to pay Moira Deeming $300,000 in damages after defaming her on five occasions by falsely casting her as a Nazi sympathiser.
13 December 2024
2.5 MINS
Australia’s government is yet to respond to calls to protect children from chemical castration drugs that are now banned in five European nations and half the United States.





