Overview
- Andre McKechnie, convicted of murder, has filed a lawsuit against Victoria’s prisons commissioner seeking access to Vegemite.
- His claim cites the Victorian Charter of Human Rights, arguing that eating the spread is part of his Australian culture.
- Vegemite has been banned in Victoria prisons since 2006 over security concerns tied to improvised alcohol.
- Prison authorities also list Vegemite as a prohibited item for its potential to mask contraband odors from sniffer dogs.
- The legal challenge is described as unprecedented and remains before the court with no decision reported.