Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has escalated his criticism of media outlets he says are waging a "jihad" against the government, describing the response to an aborted Australian Border Force operation in Melbourne as "hysterical" and ideologically driven.

Two days after he accused Fairfax Media and the ABC of trying to "bring the government down", Mr Dutton has told a radio interview that segments of the media were frustrated and angry the government was having success with Operation Sovereign Borders.

"All I can say is the reaction to the Australian Border Force operation in Melbourne was hysterical by some of these media outlets and it's hard to seek an explanation for that," Mr Dutton told 2GB's Ray Hadley show on Thursday.