Victoria judge rejects prisoner's bid to eat Vegemite
Original title: Vegemite is not a human right
Andre McKechnie argued the ban breached cultural rights; the court said drug and alcohol controls justified it.
Supreme Court of Victoria Justice Claire Harris rejected Andre McKechnie's challenge to a statewide prison ban on Vegemite. McKechnie, 55, serving a life sentence for murder, said withholding the spread denied his right to enjoy Australian culture. The judge accepted that the ban limited cultural rights but found it justified because Vegemite could hinder sniffer dogs and be used to brew alcohol.
- Officials said Vegemite has been banned in Victoria's 12 prisons for 20 years.
- McKechnie noted New South Wales does not ban Vegemite in its prisons.
- He appeared by video from maximum-security Barwon Prison.
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