If the Australian distributor is having it Drop-Shipped, then it's their responsibility to follow through if the process doesn't complete.

Get them on the case, and don't let them pass the buck on to you.
You paid the money to them, not Mecanique. If they can't resolve it, get your money back, and order it from a vendor that has it in stock.

And in the mean time, download the FREE version.
Other than more ICD models (in-circuit-debug) and a Bootloader, it's pretty much the same thing.
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