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:
9 March 2021
1.5 MINS
Satire is as old as the hills, but somehow it never gets old. I’m not sure about you, but I’ve loved the content flowing out of U.S. Christian satire site The Babylon Bee. They were especially on-point during the many months of covid madness last [...]
8 March 2021
1.1 MINS
The Canberra Declaration weathered a significant amount of criticism for warning against a Joe Biden presidency and backing Donald Trump during the 2020 election. Given our organisation’s focus on life, our support of Trump was particularly in light of his stance on abortion: he has [...]
4 March 2021
3.3 MINS
Dr. Seuss has become the latest casualty of cancel culture. On what would have been the 117th birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904–1991), Dr. Seuss Enterprises made the decision to remove six of the author’s books from circulation, including the title that launched his career, [...]
2 March 2021
2 MINS
Over the weekend I attended the Church and State Summit in Brisbane, Queensland. I’d been eager to attend after being profoundly impacted by the one held in 2019. This year’s was all I’d been hoping for and more. Among the world-class speakers were Cardinal George [...]
1 March 2021
3.9 MINS
The words “conspiracy theory” are being thrown around a lot these days. Once upon a time, this phrase was used sparingly to dismiss the quirky beliefs of a lunatic fringe. Now, conspiracy theories are talked about regularly in politics and the media. What is happening [...]
24 February 2021
1.5 MINS
George Christensen, the Liberal National Party member for Dawson, last week released a draft bill aimed at saving babies who are born alive during botched abortion procedures. The Human Rights (Children Born Alive Protection) Bill 2021 would require a medical practitioner to provide medical care [...]
11 February 2021
3.8 MINS
Over 80 percent of Americans don’t believe that they should pay for abortions in developing countries. During her first press conference, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked about President Joe Biden’s stance on certain abortion policies. “I will just take the opportunity to [...]
9 February 2021
9.5 MINS
You’ve almost certainly encountered Critical Race Theory over the last year, even if those words aren’t familiar. Gaining immense popularity in the wake of the George Floyd protests, Critical Race Theory (CRT) is the view that Western civilisation is inherently racist, and that white people [...]
28 January 2021
3.1 MINS
Twitter is among the worst offenders when it comes to Big Tech censorship. Hiding behind vague and ever-changing policies, the Big Tech giant is known to have been 'shadowbanning' conservative accounts for years. During the 2020 election race, Twitter suppressed damning stories about the Biden [...]
27 January 2021
8.5 MINS
Has equality for women been achieved? You’ll hear quite different answers to this question depending on whom you ask. But here’s something we can all agree on: in the West, by almost any measure, today is the best time for women to be alive. This [...]
25 January 2021
5.6 MINS
The following is an excerpt from Kurt Mahlburg’s new book, Cross and Culture: Can Jesus Save the West? ~~~ The Myall Creek massacre of 1838 was one of the darkest events in Australia’s history. A group of former convicts had been roaming the surrounding district [...]
24 January 2021
2.7 MINS
For Democrats, Biden voters, and progressives more generally in America, there is lots of peace and unity to look forward to. For everyone else, there are some deep concerns about the path ahead for America -- concerns that were well known long before the election.
23 January 2021
2.7 MINS
An Australia Day tradition that has emerged over recent years is to fiercely debate whether or not we should even celebrate Australia Day on the 26th of January. Calls to “change the date” grow louder each year, even as the majority of Australians remain supportive [...]
20 January 2021
2.4 MINS
On the eve of Joe Biden’s inauguration as the 46th president of the United States, President Trump released a farewell address. In his remarks, he wished the incoming Biden administration success, urged national unity, and summarised the ethos and keystone achievements of his four-year term. [...]
15 January 2021
4.2 MINS
An excerpt from Kurt Mahlburg’s new book, Cross and Culture: Can Jesus Save the West? ~ It was a year for the history books. Each of us has a story to tell about how the events of 2020 impacted us. Fires, pestilence, lockdowns and riots: [...]
14 January 2021
5.6 MINS
Silencing voices to “purify” the public square. Making lists of dissidents. Shutting down bank accounts of political figures. Purging parliaments of “loyalists”. This is the language of revolution -- and it is an accurate description of the campaign now being waged against the outgoing American [...]
11 January 2021
3.3 MINS
Weren’t BLM rioters egged on by leading politicians? Wednesday, January 6, was a dark day. The world looked on as disaffected Trump supporters stormed what should have been a fortress -- the United States Capitol. Congressional offices were trashed, over 80 arrests were made, and [...]
6 January 2021
7.4 MINS
It’s the debate that won’t go away: did Joe Biden win the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election legitimately, or as a result of voter fraud?
4 January 2021
5 MINS
Last week, a Chinese citizen journalist was sentenced to four years in jail. Her crime: reporting on the coronavirus outbreak that began in her city of Wuhan. Zhang Zhan, 37, insists that all of her reports were based on first-hand accounts from locals. But because [...]
30 December 2020
1.7 MINS
As 2021 begins, we want to start the year right by lifting Jesus up and recognising His rightful place in our lives and in our nation. As such, we are calling for 21 days of prayer and fasting during the first 21 days of January [...]





