Federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne has taken to the internet to beg the ABC not to shut down its operations in his home town.

Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the ABC budget is going to be cut by about 5 per cent over five years.

No cuts please: Education Minister Christopher Pyne. Credit:Andrew Meares

But Mr Pyne has set up an online petition, noting the ABC's South Australian TV production unit is the last one left outside Sydney and Melbourne.

It has produced award-winning show Dream Build as well as The Cook and The Chef, Poh's Kitchen and the Beatles 50th anniversary tour documentary, among others.