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Sadik Hossain

80% of Australians have this in their pantries, but one man is suing the government because he’s banned from having it

A man serving time in an Australian prison is taking the state of Victoria to court over Vegemite. Andre McKechnie, who is 54 years old, says he should be allowed to eat the popular spread. He believes the ban goes against his right to “enjoy his culture as an Australian.”

According to AP News, McKechnie is locked up at Port Phillip Prison where he is serving a life sentence for murder. He has filed papers with the Supreme Court of Victoria going after two government bodies. He wants the court to say that officials broke the law by keeping Vegemite away from him. The case will go to trial sometime next year.

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