Australian judge rejects prisoner’s human rights challenge to Vegemite ban

FILE - A piece of toast is prepared with Vegemite in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025.

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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