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": 192096,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a09f06f830ce5fda1720d643745467b2",
            "title": "The good mosquito",
            "description": "A special breed changing lives in Laos",
            "content": "Fha, 5, attends a colouring class where she talks about the risks of dengue with other children.\nPhoto: Linh Pham / Save the Children.\nDengue fever is a viral infection transmitted to humans from mosquito bites and is endemic in Laos, where infection... [3880 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.savethechildren.org.au/our-stories/the-good-mosquito",
            "image": "https://www.savethechildren.org.au/getmedia/0af3d4e2-5cc4-4060-800d-57124ec4cb6e/The-Good-Mosquito-blog_Teaser.jpg.aspx?width=584&height=390&ext=.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-27T05:59:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9d43a75cfacc2f19ba24f98967f22ea7",
                "name": "Save the Children Australia",
                "url": "https://www.savethechildren.org.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f7fdc495296a551853cffdd453a6177e",
            "title": "Measles cases rise in Australia as authorities monitor deadly outbreaks in South and South",
            "description": "Authorities keep a close eye on measles outbreaks in Asia, as many cases reported in Australia continue to be returned overseas travellers.",
            "content": "The number of measles cases reported in Australia this year has increased when compared to the same period in 2025, as a health expert urged the public to be \"alert\" but not \"alarmed\".\nData from the Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) showed ... [6954 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-27/measles-cases-rise-in-australia-as-authorities-monitor-outbreaks/106722836",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/d335cf6d58d417263208ac95a66928b3?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=467&cropW=830&xPos=255&yPos=85&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-27T05:26:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e179a10074bbd826268a6cf31752cc47",
            "title": "NSW expands eligibility for free FluMist vaccine",
            "description": "Ages 2–17 are now eligible for the needle-free option, with the RACGP continuing to urge for broadening across other states.",
            "content": "A boost to vaccine coverage and strengthened public health outcomes ahead of winter flu season have been welcomed by the RACGP, as the New South Wales Government expands eligibility for free childhood intranasal flu vaccines.\nFollowing ongoing advoca... [4045 chars]",
            "url": "https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/nsw-expands-eligibility-for-free-flumist-vaccine",
            "image": "https://www1.racgp.org.au/getattachment/71345340-56e5-4e9f-b129-288cace50f77/NSW-expands-eligibility-for-free-FluMist-vaccine.aspx",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-27T05:07:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7c8f5681a87b14a2d9325259b4120bf7",
                "name": "Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)",
                "url": "https://www1.racgp.org.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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