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:
12 October 2026
4.6 MINS
Learn how journalists use loaded language, selective quotes and misleading headlines to shape public opinion, using a controversial report about James and Joanna Howe as a case study.
8 October 2026
4 MINS
Christ’s authority and concern is not limited to the four walls of the church. They extend to the life of the nation, and we are called to take up our part in seeking its righteousness.
1 October 2026
3.1 MINS
Christian schools in Western Australia can currently hire staff who share their faith. Under reforms flagged by the Cook Government, they may lose that protection wherever faith is not deemed an “inherent requirement” of the role.
24 September 2026
3 MINS
The US warns that Labor’s Digital Duty of Care bill could see platforms suppress independent journalists and commentary on “sensitive or controversial topics”, and would encourage platforms to engage in “pre-emptive censorship to avoid the risk of liability”.
11 September 2026
2.9 MINS
Among the groups collecting the taxpayer funds were the Working with Women Alliance, which pushes free abortion via Medicare, Minus18 Foundation, which hosts “Queer Formals” for 12-year-olds, and Acon Health, which promotes “gender transition” treatments for children.
10 September 2026
6.2 MINS
The threats to Pastor Andrew Sedra and his family come almost exactly a year after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, with whom Sedra shared a stage multiple times before Kirk’s death.
6 September 2026
2.8 MINS
This Father's Day, we are delighted to share that Warwick Marsh has been named the inaugural Australian Christian Man of the Year for 2026 by FamilyVoice Australia and the National Alliance of Christian Leaders (NACL).
4 September 2026
3.4 MINS
A Daily Declaration probe into Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s “Islamophobia” response has found that, across several government agencies, key work has either not begun or cannot be traced.
27 August 2026
2.5 MINS
According to the bombshell report, the Biden administration told agencies to treat restrictions on these drugs as discrimination. The Trump administration now wants hospitals investigated.
25 August 2026
2.9 MINS
As Australians question whether this year’s Census will undercount Christians, the 2026 National Church Life Survey offers a more detailed picture of Christian belief and practice around the nation — one that leaders say is overdue after years of Covid disruption.
12 August 2026
5.6 MINS
Two years after FBI agents visited her home, whistleblower Vanessa Sivadge’s case has led to a landmark settlement that compels Texas Children’s Hospital to open a detransition clinic for patients harmed by its sex-change procedures.
7 August 2026
4.8 MINS
Christians without a listed denomination may be among millions miscounted as having “no religion” in the 2026 census, modelling from a Sydney analytics firm suggests.
5 August 2026
6.9 MINS
Census night is less than a week away, and the religion question is more confusing than it should be. Here’s exactly how Christians — practising or not — should answer it, and why the ABS’s design deserves scrutiny.
29 July 2026
5.5 MINS
Anthony Fauci’s newly released pandemic diary shows a man consumed with his own fame — and privately convinced of the very “conspiracy theories” he was scoffing at in public.
29 July 2026
5.1 MINS
Leaked texts, leaked footage, and a rushed disendorsement meeting — Moira Deeming says the process that ended her Liberal candidacy raises questions the party has yet to answer.
27 July 2026
4.8 MINS
The ruling can’t change the facts of biology, Kirralie Smith insists. Though “very disappointed,” she is looking into the possibility of appealing the decision.
24 July 2026
3.2 MINS
ABC chairman Kim Williams denied any left-wing bias at the taxpayer-funded broadcaster just days before it aired a segment describing violent, sexualised harm against conservative billionaire Gina Rinehart.
23 July 2026
3.6 MINS
A newly compiled public record shows four ownership groups took 53 percent of a $74 million taxpayer-funded subsidy grant now helping pay mainstream journalist wages.
23 July 2026
6.3 MINS
The West is cannibalising itself, and Europe is leading the way. At the 2026 ARC Conference, thousands of culture-makers gathered to answer this pressing question: Does civilisation have to decline, or have we simply chosen to demolish it ourselves?
22 July 2026
3.6 MINS
An Islamophobia Education Taskforce and a national anti-racism framework for universities are among the measures the Albanese government confirmed this week, despite warnings earlier this year that Malik's recommendations would favour one religion over others in Australian public life.





