Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been castigated by Alan Jones for commissioning too many reviews instead of governing with "common sense" and has been warned he will face the broadcaster's wrath if his government applies a new tax on bank deposits.

In the interview on Sydney radio station 2GB, a furious Jones also described Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) boss Ben McDevitt as a "thug" and blasted Minister for Sport Sussan Ley's response to the Essendon doping scandal as "appalling".

Jones said on Thursday that Mr Abbott has "white papers, green papers, pink papers, yellow papers coming out of his ears".

"If I was working for the PM I'd say you only need one report and it would be a short one: a report on common sense."