Islamic State issues impacting Australia
HOW ISLAMIC STATE IMPACTED AUSTRALIA ON FRIDAY
BROOKMAN
* Australian nurse Adam Brookman returns to Australia after time with IS in Syria
* 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
* 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
* 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"
* Court heard the boy supported the IS group.
* Sentencing adjourned to September 3 at Manchester Crown Court.
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