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Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison
Andre McKechnie, who murdered a property developer, argued it was his right to enjoy Australian culture.
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Andre McKechnie argues the Vegemite ban in Victoria's jails denies him the right to "enjoy his culture"
A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite - the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol.
Andre McKechnie argued that the ban, in place since 2006, denied him the right to "enjoy his culture as an Australian".
McKechnie was handed a life sentence for stabbing a property developer to death in Queensland in the 1990s. He served part of his sentence in Queensland before being transferred to Victoria.