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Islamic State issues impacting Australia

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HOW ISLAMIC STATE IMPACTED AUSTRALIA ON FRIDAY

BROOKMAN

* Australian nurse Adam Brookman returns to Australia after time with IS in Syria

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* Says he went to the war zone for humanitarian work and was forced to join IS

* Surrendered to AFP officers after fleeing IS and hiding out in Turkey since December

* Father-of-five could face serious charges if he travelled to no-go zones

* Experts say he could be shown leniency if he provides important information

HARDING

* Body of Gold Coast man Luke Harding, killed battling IS in Syria, returns to Melbourne

* Harding stepped on a land mine last month while fighting for Kurdish forces

* Parents say they are proud of what he did for the Kurdish people

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* Traditional Kurdish funeral service to be held on Sunday by Melbourne's Kurds

SCHOOL

* Police investigating allegations a 17-year-old Sydney schoolboy was preaching extremist Islamic views in the playground at Epping Boys High

* Believed to be delivering religious sermons

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* Muslim mothers from the school are worried he's trying to radicalise their children

UK TEEN

* 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty in a UK court to inciting a Melbourne man to murder police at the Anzac Day march

* He told 18-year-old Melbourne man Sevdet Besim to break into someone's home and "get your first taste of beheading"

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* Court heard the boy supported the IS group.

* Sentencing adjourned to September 3 at Manchester Crown Court.

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