Convicted killer fails in bid to overturn Vegemite ban

Key points

• A convicted killer has lost a legal bid to overturn Victoria's ban on Vegemite in prisons. Andre McKechnie, held at Barwon Prison, argued the ban breached his human right to enjoy Australian culture and was needed for his wellbeing.
• Supreme Court judge Claire Harris rejected the claim, finding the state's Corrections Act did not require prisons to supply culturally significant foods. She said McKechnie's isolation was more likely caused by imprisonment than by a lack of Vegemite.
• Corrections Victoria has argued the spread could hamper sniffer dogs and be used to make alcohol.