ABC News reported that a prisoner has lost his challenge to an Australian state's ban on inmates eating Vegemite. In court, he argued that withholding the spread breached his human right to "enjoy his culture as an Australian," and a judge rejected that challenge.

ABC News described the spread as polarizing and yeast-based. The report centers on the prisoner's claim that the restriction, which bars inmates from eating it, violates his human rights, a claim the court did not accept.

ABC News reported that the ruling went against the prisoner. The summary available for this account does not name the prisoner, the Australian state, the court or the judge, and it does not describe the reasoning behind the decision.

The account rests on a single report from ABC News. It does not say whether the prisoner intends to appeal, or whether officials in the state have responded to the decision.

As ABC News summarized it, the case turns on whether a restriction on food in custody can be challenged as a breach of a human right. That framing comes from the prisoner's argument, and the court's response was to reject it.

Because the report is the only source available for this account, details beyond those summarized above could not be checked. Readers who want the full account should consult the ABC News report.

The headline and summary used for this story were both supplied by ABC News, and they agree that the judge rejected the challenge.

Sources: ABC News: Australian judge rejects prisoner’s human rights challenge to Vegemite ban.