AL, have you rung UWA or Curtin at all? Or even Enid Blyton?
Uni's usually charge a HEAP, but once you've bred them a few times it's a pretty minimal outlay.
The ARC doesn't sell LIVE animals to the public apparently. Spoke to the them today. If I want mice- they gotta be well dead and frozen.
If you're a good enough liar and can think of a good enough excuse I think you'd be able to get live ones- but I'm not a good liar and couldn't think of a good enough excuse that wouldn't arouse suspicion.
If anyone else has any information in dealing with them, I'd appreciate it!