Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn has warned the economic reform Australia must pursue in the coming years is only going to become more difficult if polarising attacks on the business community continue.

Speaking exclusively to the Chanticleer podcast, Mr Comyn said large companies had to accept scrutiny and accountability from politicians, the media and the community, but recent debates had been skewed by “extreme arguments” rather than being “based on facts, and logic that can reasoned sensibly and with due courtesy”.