TheWhiteFerret

TheWhiteFerret is a longtime member of Australian Political Simulations, which he stays in even though he has no awards or accolades to show for it, and no one ever gives him the respect he deserves (he just can't seem to quit them).

TheWhiteFerret discovered /r/modelparliament in September of 2015, the existence of which came as a most pleasant surprise to him. In order to understand the parliament easier, he created a simple guide which was to last until the sub's dissolution. Almost immediately, TheWhiteFerret joined an Australian Greens party (consisting of 3 members, MadCreek3, Ser_Scribbles, and pikkaachu, only the first two of whom were ever active) that had recently suffered a landslide defeat and found itself in opposition. Standing in the electorate of Sydney Surrounds, Ferret was elected to the lower house by default (unopposed), and quickly found himself Manager of Opposition Business as well as holding several positions in the shadow cabinet.

Never one to shy from the spotlight, Ferret debated fiercely with the Labor-Progressives Coalition government ministers, as well as denouncing the state of the subreddit, specifically the lack of both activity and attempts to recruit new members, correctly predicting the collapse of the sub months in advance.

After one and a half months in the sub, the other two members of the Greens left the simulation, which meant Ferret was de facto Greens leader, although without anyone to lead. Continuing to harass the government with his unlikely ally, the libertarian independent 3fun, the sudden rise of the Australian Fascist Party led Ferret to go about his duties with a renewed vigour, simultaneously fighting for meta reforms to the sub, and against the far-right menace in canon.

Due to internal strife within the Labor-Progressives Coalition, Ferret was contacted in December by several members of the Progressives who wished to defect, a plot which turned out to be the straw that broke the camel's back for /r/modelparliament. As the most open critic of the old system, TheWhiteFerret was quickly elevated to mod status in /r/modelaustralia and was one of the people vital to its creation. Serving as leader of a resurgent Australian Greens during this transition period, TheWhiteFerret stepped down from his role as leader in March of 2016, as it is was a role he did not desire at the time, stating that "You will recall, I hope, that the position of Leader of the Australian Greens is one that was thrust upon me, rather than one I achieved." https://old.reddit.com/r/ModelAustralia/comments/4cays8/press_conference_thewhiteferret_steps_down/

TheWhiteFerret remained in the party until the end of May, when he left to become an independent (https://old.reddit.com/r/ModelAustralia/comments/4lpbaa/thewhiteferrets_declaration_of_independence/), although just over a week later he launched the Liberal Co-Operative, which would undergo several namechanges throughout its existence, from Centre Party to New Liberal Alliance. https://old.reddit.com/r/ModelAustralia/comments/4nad0r/liberal_cooperative_launch/ Whilst this may seem a schizophrenic move on his part, it was in fact due to Meta concerns. ModelParliament and ModelAustralia both had a fatal lack of both economically and socially right of centre activity, and the foundation of a centrist liberal party was intended to provide some alternative to the typically planned economy policy of the existing parties.https://old.reddit.com/r/ModelAustralia/comments/4vbvd9/meta_in_which_thewhiteferret_clears_some_things_up/

TheWhiteFerret's new party was soon joined by Deladi0, among others, and went on to do well in the subsequent elections.