Australia Health News API

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

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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=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 192294,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "2862b026ab9eacf8a72f41887d78c7cc",
            "title": "How beauty brand Xali Organics scaled to $20m without investors",
            "description": "Here's how Kasey Giarratana turned her health struggles into Xali Organics, a brand that has scaled to more than $20 million in revenue.",
            "content": "Melbourne founder Kasey Giarratana spent years struggling with health issues, including polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis, before a naturopath urged her to take a closer look at the ingredients in her everyday beauty products.\nThis... [5594 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.smartcompany.com.au/retail/she-chopped-off-her-lashes-xali-organics-20-million-revenue/",
            "image": "https://assets.smartcompany.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/06/Copy-of-SCM-ed-image-1920x1080-14-1.png?quality=70&w=1024",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-04T23:58:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "cf064fe2a33fd9d20f535e88f59ee1f0",
                "name": "SmartCompany",
                "url": "https://www.smartcompany.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5ee9f9a7589f4dcde8925d50042ca94a",
            "title": "Blood signature found to predict lung cancer risk years before diagnosis",
            "description": "Researchers have identified a blood signature that can predict lung cancer risk years before diagnosis – significant findings that could enhance prevention strategies for Australia’s biggest cancer killer.",
            "content": "Researchers have identified a blood signature that can predict lung cancer risk years before diagnosis – significant findings that could enhance prevention strategies for Australia’s biggest cancer killer.\nPublished in Cell, the landmark findings cou... [7045 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.wehi.edu.au/news/blood-signature-found-to-predict-lung-cancer-risk-years-before-diagnosis/",
            "image": "https://www.wehi.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Lung-Cancer_Lung-Tumours-web.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-04T22:46:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fb6a5f2031dd56c7481b89ad5f9e4e15",
                "name": "Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research",
                "url": "https://www.wehi.edu.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "83472b339307077dbe93f375faa7c9d8",
            "title": "WA's new Chief Health Officer Clare Huppatz confident state's Ebola risk is low",
            "description": "Clare Huppatz, the first woman to be appointed WA's chief health officer, takes up her role at a time when Ebola, diphtheria and the flu are public health concerns.",
            "content": "Western Australia's new chief health officer is confident the risk of Ebola entering the state is low as authorities continue to monitor travel from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid an outbreak of the deadly disease.\nWith several WA-ba... [3741 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-05/chief-health-officer-wa-clare-huppatz-ebola-diphtheria/106758542",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/520c84bb64b69efc92fcce440c5ec032?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=576&cropW=1024&xPos=0&yPos=53&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-04T21:06:24Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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