WEDNESDAY: Australia and Afghanistan's mutual kindness | The Queen' s 60 years of good behaviour | CARTOON: It's not easy being Queen

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FAITH AND CULTURE: THE POLITICS OF BELIEF Lecture series curated by moral philosopher and author Raimond Gaita will explore the role of faith in the conversations of citizens in a multicultural, democratic, secular state and in the community of nations. 14-17 June, BMW Edge at Federation Square, Melbourne. Free event, bookings recommended

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WEDNESDAY 30 MAY 2012 Australia and Afghanistan's mutual kindness CARMEL ROSS Our words are shaped by our thoughts and attitudes, and go on to shape the thoughts and attitudes of those who hear them. Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai's description of Australian aid as 'kind and generous' is, itself, kind and generous. They are words of the heart rather than the strategic mind. Read more | Listen

NON-FICTION The Queen's 60 years of good behaviour GILLIAN BOURAS I went to the breakfast table, where my father was reading The Sun. I was just old enough to read, and knew a screaming headline when I saw one. THE KING IS DEAD. Sixteen months later Queen Elizabeth II was crowned. I told my mother I'd like to be the Queen. 'No, you wouldn't,' she declared. Read more | Listen EUREKA STREET is published daily by Jesuit Communications Australia at www.eurekastreet.com.au. It's free to subscribe, but please support our advertisers. If you would prefer to receive a weekly email, go to www.eurekastreet.com.au/subscribe.aspx. If this email does not display correctly, go to www.eurekastreet.com.au/archive.aspx. Subscribe to audio in iTunes or similar: http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/eurekastreet_podcasts.xml

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