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Australia Health News API

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

Get API key for the Australia Health 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=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 169708,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a50937fd10401ea714e82646ca4f5493",
            "title": "Wegovy Tied to Highest Eye Stroke, Sight Loss Risk",
            "description": "Odds of ischaemic optic neuropathy nearly 5 times higher than among users of OzempicAnd 3 times higher in men than in women, analysis of unintended",
            "content": "Odds of ischaemic optic neuropathy nearly 5 times higher than among users of Ozempic\nAnd 3 times higher in men than in women, analysis of unintended side effect reports shows\nWegovy, a GLP-1 agonist for weight loss, may carry the highest risk of 'eye... [5215 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/wegovy-tied-to-highest-eye-stroke-sight-loss-1634977/",
            "image": "https://bmjgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2166152628-scaled.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T09:44:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "92a07df23920ce95157d63038bed000c",
            "title": "Sydney residents urged to watch for measles symptoms after new cases",
            "description": "NSW Health warns measles may be circulating in Sydney after two new cases — including one with no known source.",
            "content": "Sydney residents are being urged to watch for symptoms of measles after two new cases were confirmed — including one with no known source of infection, raising fears the virus is now quietly circulating in the community.\nNSW Health says one person ac... [1636 chars]",
            "url": "https://7news.com.au/news/sydney-residents-urged-to-watch-for-measles-symptoms-after-new-cases-c-21910512",
            "image": "https://images.7news.com.au/publication/C-21910512/b167ce36097ed0339d1130e8867ef3c118e90e0a-16x9-x0y0w1920h1080.jpg?imwidth=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T08:54:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a1eb61eb6c31bab5a24eb2032eec9908",
                "name": "7NEWS",
                "url": "https://7news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a9883bc2229c73baa738c327d1a16f98",
            "title": "Jody Collins: Locks off for Tour de Cure's $10k cancer fight",
            "description": "Jody Collins sheds her locks to support cancer research and patients. Discover why little Finn, a brave battler, will shave her head at Club Lithgow.",
            "content": "Jody Collins knows the feeling of having loved ones living with cancer all too well, so she's losing her locks to make a difference.\nMs Collins said cancer has a devastating impact on a lot of people and she's loved and lost a few to the disease.\n\"It... [2139 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.lithgowmercury.com.au/story/9192416/jody-collins-locks-off-for-tour-de-cures-10k-cancer-fight/",
            "image": "https://www.lithgowmercury.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/177763270/6537cb0b-6312-4162-9a6a-53e65cdb0583.jpg/r0_448_4000_2548_w1200_h630_fmax.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T06:38:38Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8d82a1db1deba237475745c036a78b24",
                "name": "Lithgow Mercury",
                "url": "https://www.lithgowmercury.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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