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Australia News API

Get the live top headlines from Australia with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Australia News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Australia.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=au&category=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 308746,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "78956d31425276f2bc52f431584836d6",
            "title": "Foo Fighters and Beaconsfield trapped miner reunite at Launceston concert",
            "description": "Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl says it was a \"profound moment\" when a pair of miners requested the rock band's music to lift their spirits while trapped underground in 2006.",
            "content": "Crowds at Saturday night's Foo Fighters concert in Launceston have taken to social media to express their surprise and delight at Beaconsfield mining disaster survivor Brant Webb making a special guest appearance on stage.\nIn 2006, Todd Russell and B... [1652 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-25/foo-fighters-concert-launceston/106267426",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/21e678f17b80e8b8fa18b1c30abd7ba9?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=678&cropW=1206&xPos=0&yPos=215&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-25T05:43:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "23b5005766c8500ce2314a50d9cd23d5",
            "title": "Australian Open favourite Aryna Sabalenka's simple approach to being world number one",
            "description": "As another Australian Open title beckons, Aryna Sabalenka reveals why she has not changed since topping the world rankings.",
            "content": "When Paula Badosa was asked about her close relationship with Aryna Sabalenka earlier in the Australian Open, she offered a revealing response.\nBadosa noted Sabalenka was still the same person with whom she became friends before the Belarusian had as... [2389 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-25/australian-open-aryna-sabalenka-wins-fourth-round/106267374",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/338b5fcb31d6648f136cf845c85c6de7?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=199&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-25T05:16:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "41fee99ae314a91d614fa17696273100",
            "title": "World Leprosy Day",
            "description": "The World Leprosy Day this year draws attention to “Leprosy is curable, the real challenge is stigma.” While the medical burden is diminishing, the social consequence of leprosy remains unacceptably high, denying people dignity, opportunity, and fundamental rights.",
            "content": "- Dr Catharina Boehme, Officer-in-Charge, WHO South-East Asia\nLeprosy, one of the oldest diseases known to mankind, continues to be associated with lifelong stigma, discrimination, and exclusion. The World Leprosy Day this year draws attention to “Le... [3252 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/25-01-2026-world-leprosy-day",
            "image": "https://www.who.int/images/default-source/searo---images/leprosy---timor-lesteae4898acd26d452580416d077af83c15.tmb-1200v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=1125dd9c_1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-25T05:08:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d00521712c77237b0d814b53cd7d67b0",
                "name": "World Health Organization (WHO)",
                "url": "https://www.who.int"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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