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:
8 January 2026
3.4 MINS
As his terminal cancer worsens, ‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams says years of conversations with Christian friends have culminated in his decision to convert to Christianity.
7 January 2026
2.7 MINS
By exposing widespread fraud in the state of Minnesota, a scrappy social media influencer has ended Governor Tim Walz’s political career — the man who almost became America’s vice president. Welcome to the future of journalism.
5 January 2026
3.3 MINS
As familiar words are redefined for political ends, navigating today’s cultural debates requires discernment, historical memory, and a refusal to surrender truth to fashionable language. Beware the semantic quicksand!
1 January 2026
2.3 MINS
The Northern Territory will no longer fund puberty-suppressing drugs or cross-sex hormones for children, following evidence-based caution from Queensland and similar moves by international authorities.
30 December 2025
3.3 MINS
Alaa Abd El-Fattah has endorsed mass murder, genocidal antisemitism, Holocaust denial, and open hatred of white people. And Keir Starmer couldn’t be more delighted at his arrival in the UK.
25 December 2025
4 MINS
This Christmas, pause to remember the shepherds. Recall that God sent His Saviour into the world for everyday people. Yes, even the most ordinary among us have been welcomed into the greatest story ever told.
24 December 2025
3.6 MINS
It’s widely claimed that Christians adapted ancient Roman holidays — and borrowed 25 December — in an effort to make Christmas more palatable to pagans. But what if the the evidence points in the opposite direction: that pagans adjusted their feasts to rival the popularity of Christmas?
19 December 2025
7 MINS
The Bondi massacre is already being exploited by the Albanese government to silence discussion of the real problems facing Australia.
16 December 2025
2.8 MINS
Rabbi Eli Schlanger, a respected leader in Sydney’s Jewish community and father of five, was among the victims of the Bondi Beach attack. Earlier this year, he publicly confronted the Prime Minister, urging him to retract Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state.
15 December 2025
5.4 MINS
Sixteen people have been killed and dozens injured in a terrorist attack at Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah festival. The incident specifically targeted Sydney’s Jewish community and has raised serious questions about the Albanese government’s security and immigration policies.
12 December 2025
5.8 MINS
Meet ACON, the trans activist outfit that has infiltrated workplaces, governments, universities and even the national broadcaster to quietly remake Australian society in its own image.
10 December 2025
2.7 MINS
Anthony Albanese entered office vowing transparency — yet secret discussions over ISIS brides, a collapse in FOI compliance, and extravagant spending scandals reveal a government refusing to live up to its own lofty promises.
8 December 2025
2.6 MINS
Remaining steadfast in Christ protects our hearts from wandering and unbelief.
5 December 2025
4.1 MINS
Adelaide mother of six, Nicki Gaylard, is taking legal action against the South Australian government after her 14-year-old daughter attended a school sex ed session containing explicit content, raising broader questions about parental authority and ideological capture in Australian schools.
5 December 2025
3.6 MINS
As Christmas approaches, a short film titled ‘Reason and Resurrection’ traces how classical reason and the Christian faith fused to shaped the freedoms, dignity and moral vision of the Western world.
3 December 2025
3.6 MINS
A leaked memo from the US Food and Drug Administration — the powerful regulator overseeing America’s medicines and vaccines — confirms ten child deaths linked to COVID shots and exposes major oversight failures.
2 December 2025
3.6 MINS
Two of Australia’s largest insurers have confirmed that they charge male drivers hundreds of dollars more than ‘non-binary’ applicants for identical car insurance coverage.
2 December 2025
2.2 MINS
The court upheld Japan’s longstanding marriage law as constitutional, affirming that marriage is between a man and a woman, and emphasising that any legal change should be made by parliament, not the judiciary.
1 December 2025
2.8 MINS
Legalism lurks in every human heart — but Christ died to free us from every form of it.
28 November 2025
6 MINS
With Washington now classifying state-funded abortion, child castration, and coercive DEI policies as human rights violations, Australia may face unexpected scrutiny over practices that have long harmed ordinary citizens and gone unreported in our national media.





