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Andre McKechnie, 55, is serving a life sentence for murder. He took his battle for the salty, sticky, black-brown byproduct of brewing beer to the court last year. He argued being refused Vegemite breached the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act.
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The Guardian4h ago
Prohibition of salty, yeast-based condiment in Victoria’s prisons remains after convicted murderer claimed it denied him right to ‘enjoy his culture’
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CNN4h ago
A prisoner on Monday lost his challenge to an Australian state’s ban on inmates eating Vegemite after he argued in court that withholding the polarizing yeast-based spread breached his human right to “enjoy his culture as an Australian.”
OriginalAndre McKechie claimed eating Vegemite was the "integral part of the practice of my Australian culture", but a Supreme Court judge rejected his…
OriginalAndre McKechie claimed eating Vegemite was the "integral part of the practice of my Australian culture", but a Supreme Court judge rejected his…
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