West Australian Opposition Leader Eric Ripper

West Australian Opposition Leader Eric Ripper West Australian Opposition Leader Eric Ripper has criticised the media for reduce going soft on the government and letting them escape accountability.

Mr Ripper said it has been a challenge for Labor to get their message through the media while Premier Colin Barnett seems to be getting an easy run."We have to get our message out through the media, and the media environment for the Barnett government has been softer than it was when Labor was in power," he told Fairfax Radio on Wednesday. Advertisement: Story continues below

"That's just one of the challenges we face."Mr Ripper said while he was deputy reduce premier and treasurer under premiers Alan Carpenter and Geoff Gallop, the government copped a great deal of severe media scrutiny.