article_snippet: CNN could not independently verify his purported blog's authenticity, but the biographical details detailed on the blog match Bilardi's.
article_snippet: The Australian government said Wednesday The Australian government was working to confirm reports that Bilardi had carried out a suicide attack on behalf of ISIS, after the terror group claimed an "Abu Abdullah al-Australi" had been killed in a car bombing during an offensive in the city of Ramadi.
article_snippet: The claims were made along with a picture that appeared to be of Bilardi, referred to as "Abu Abdullah al-Australi," apparently prior to carrying out the mission.
article_snippet: The blogger describes having a "very comfortable" upbringing as the youngest of six in the Melbourne suburbs, where The blogger was raised an atheist, excelled in The blogger studies and "dreamed of becoming a political journalist.
article_snippet: The blogger describes how The blogger older siblings educated The blogger on various subjects, and how The blogger brother's instruction on international politics held a special resonance for The blogger, particularly after the September 11 attacks.
article_snippet: Bilardi's aunt has linked the teen's troubles to the loss of Bilardi's aunt , while a former classmate at Melbourne's Craigieburn Secondary College described Bilardi's aunt as shy.