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Australia World News API

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

Get API key for the Australia World 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=world&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 159760,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e91074df5f98e410bc911faf9922ea08",
            "title": "Who in the Iranian leadership has been killed?",
            "description": "A growing list of Iran's top leadership has been reportedly killed in ongoing strikes by Israel and the United States.",
            "content": "Killed: Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei\nIranian State TV has said that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the strikes.\nKhamenei was a stalwart of the regime, described by the US president as \"one of the most evil people in histor... [5500 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/who-in-iranian-leadership-has-been-killed/106471816",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/fd6097cdfbb5bfa50626c48b74f03137?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1688&cropW=3000&xPos=0&yPos=156&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T01:14:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "ABC News",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "00ba495228fafc15dacd0a61da7aedef",
            "title": "Iranian oil tankers are using fake data to get sanctioned fuel out of the Strait of Hormuz",
            "description": "Changing flags, creating new names, and faking their GPS data, ABC NEWS Verify investigates how Iranian-linked oil tankers continue to export oil during the war.",
            "content": "Marine tracking data indicates Iranian-linked oil tankers are using fake location information to help them avoid detection as they move sanctioned cargo through the Strait of Hormuz.\nThe strait has been under an effective military blockade by Iranian... [5153 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/verify-ais-spoofing-in-the-strait-of-hormuz/106468994",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/6c354b12e3424a46071ef44bc41dedd1?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=450&cropW=800&xPos=0&yPos=41&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T01:01:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "ABC News",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1de0b04edf524e411636b2ba00f24e27",
            "title": "US civil rights leader Cesar Chavez accused of sexual abuse",
            "description": "The allegations have prompted the cancellations of events and celebrations planned in his honour later this month.",
            "content": "US civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, who was known for advocating for the rights of farm workers, has been accused of sexual abuse.\nDolores Huerta said in the 1960s, Chavez, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union (UFW) with her, once \"manipulat... [2427 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8r8rggxmmo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a8dd/live/c1e897c0-2314-11f1-83bb-2f220ea2da92.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T00:56:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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