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:
10 March 2026
2.3 MINS
The Allan government spent $22.5 million on just 80 cultural burns. CFA volunteers treated six times more land last year — essentially for free.
9 March 2026
4.7 MINS
While courts were rejecting its charity status, Equality Australia was already collecting tax-deductible donations through a workaround arrangement. Labor then made it official.
6 March 2026
3.1 MINS
Developers could replace up to half of all single-sex toilets in public buildings under the new National Construction Code. Contact your state minister before the May deadline.
6 March 2026
2.7 MINS
Before the bombs fell, Israel knew Tehran like its own capital. The Financial Times has revealed a complex surveillance operation years in the making.
4 March 2026
3.6 MINS
Dr Andrew Amos has been banned from publicly discussing gender issues on social media and barred from direct clinical contact, following multiple complaints from trans activists.
2 March 2026
6.9 MINS
Iran confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday, after joint US-Israeli strikes demolished his Tehran compound and eliminated dozens of the regime’s top officials.
17 February 2026
2.5 MINS
After years of advocacy for the drug, the New York Times concedes that legal marijuana has delivered addiction, health harms, and deeply troubling social consequences.
16 February 2026
2.7 MINS
Ten people are dead after a mass shooting by transgender-identifying Jesse van Rootselaar at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia, Canada, with police investigating motives as the small community grapples with shock and grief.
13 February 2026
2.2 MINS
Sussan Ley has been replaced by Angus Taylor after a decisive Liberal partyroom ballot, following frontbench resignations and dire polling that plunged the party into crisis.
9 February 2026
4.2 MINS
A teenage boy’s heroic swim to save his family becomes a powerful reflection on courage, faith, fatherhood, and the kind of character our culture should celebrate and cultivate.
2 February 2026
5.3 MINS
A viral essay explores why young women trend left while young men don’t, examining biology, technology, institutions and family life — and why strong families may be the key to bridging the divide.
28 January 2026
8.9 MINS
Alex Pretti’s untimely death exposes the gap between media spin, public sentiment on immigration, and the real politics behind ICE enforcement.
26 January 2026
10.4 MINS
Kurt Mahlburg recently joined the Feminine Manifesto Podcast to unpack why Australia Day matters. The interview covered topics like colonisation, forgiveness and the underlying worldview that’s shaping the Australia Day debate.
23 January 2026
4.2 MINS
Just hours after Australia’s new hate crime laws passed, two historic Melbourne monuments were defaced with extremist slogans targeting Australians — providing a perfect test as to whether these laws will apply equally.
22 January 2026
3.7 MINS
One Nation is now outperforming the Coalition in major polls. Is Australia finally experiencing the same political reset taking place across the Western hemisphere?
20 January 2026
6.1 MINS
Stay updated with this round-up of breaking news and commentary on the Albanese government’s fast-tracked 'hate speech' laws.
20 January 2026
4.1 MINS
Before considering a change of date for Australia Day, I need a few questions answered…
19 January 2026
3.1 MINS
A critique of industrial-scale fatherhood, contrasting elite surrogacy and dynastic ambition with a biblical vision of present, faithful fatherhood that money, technology, and optimisation can never replace.
19 January 2026
3.8 MINS
For around forty weeks, the womb becomes the safest place on earth — an incredible sanctuary where new life grows. Or at least, that’s what God designed it for. Today, heartbreakingly, the womb has become one of the most dangerous places on earth.
9 January 2026
3.4 MINS
A violent anti-white poster spotted in Sydney has ignited debate over Country Road’s sponsorship of the artist and NSW authorities’ inconsistent enforcement of hate-speech laws.





