Unresolved human rights issues in Australia says Human Rights Watch

International human rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW), says Australia has made important progress this year in improving human rights. Image: Protestors in Sydney rally for justice on first day of NT Royal Commission into juvenile justice October 11 2016 (AAP)

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It cites the legalisation of same sex marriage, and a Royal Commission into the systematic abuse against children in detention as steps in the direct direction - but says many issues remain unresolved.

The assessment comes in its latest World Report 2018  looking at the state of global human rights over the past year.