Australian Murderer Has No Right to Vegemite, Court Says NYT - World By: Karla Adam 27 October 2026 at 15:10 A judge said that denying him the staple in prison restricted his cultural rights but ruled that keeping drug dogs focused and cells free of illicit home brew was more important. Β© Abigail Varney for The New York TimesAndre McKechnie filed suit last year, arguing that the Vegemite ban in prisons in Victoria denied him his βculture as an Australian.β