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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": 183856,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "29e3c75775b3ea23dcfca14017e26c4f",
            "title": "Tasmanian greyhound racing shut down due to outbreak",
            "description": "The disease outbreak began in early February and is still spreading rapidly…",
            "content": "Tasmania’s greyhound racing industry has been shut down until March 9 after a state-wide kennel cough outbreak forced authorities to suspend all racing and training activities.\nIn a letter to industry participants seen by Pulse on Thursday evening, T... [1483 chars]",
            "url": "https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/tasmanian-greyhound-racing-shut-down-until-march-due-to-outbreak/",
            "image": "https://cdn.pulsetasmania.com.au/images/pmg/4ae49c93-ck1myt4ji4gaqgk_gy9md_9ec0t.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-19T08:44:24Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a3c58dbffe1f7789ebf2d3bb56dd2c99",
                "name": "Pulse Tasmania",
                "url": "https://pulsetasmania.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "32895fb1787279113841c4c93f2a4b05",
            "title": "Measles alert for Central West",
            "description": "Anyone with symptoms who gets a rash should consider measles and get tested, Western NSW Health says",
            "content": "Western NSW Health Local Health District is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of a confirmed case who was infectious while visiting a location in the Central West.\nThe case recently returned from South... [2945 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.parkeschampionpost.com.au/news/health/measles-alert-for-central-west-s0pokduv",
            "image": "https://images.parkeschampionpost.com.au/view/acePublic/alias/contentid/1pa757nwptx3i1qbdor/0/measlesaleksandradobestock_530620661-jpeg.jpeg?f=3%3A2",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-19T06:46:24Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c2b9ca3d757f306bbeff35d5111f5d6d",
                "name": "Parkes Champion-Post",
                "url": "https://www.parkeschampionpost.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b63f4c8c92d81fab89795fd7fad9d004",
            "title": "Brendan Fevola and dad Angelo open up on ‘excruciating’ shingles battles as Australians urged to look for warning signs",
            "description": "‘I’ve had like 22 operations, and this would have to be one of the worst pains I’ve felt.’",
            "content": "AFL great and radio host Brendan Fevola is speaking out for the first time about a painful health scare that stopped him in his tracks, revealing he was struck by shingles at the peak of his football career.\nKnown for his toughness and fearless style... [3961 chars]",
            "url": "https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/brendan-fevola-and-dad-angelo-open-up-on-excruciating-shingles-battles-as-australians-urged-to-look-for-warning-signs-c-21690012",
            "image": "https://images.7news.com.au/publication/C-21690012/3b469830f0eade7a74c66a0948476813819baaa4-16x9-x0y0w1280h720.jpg?imwidth=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-19T06:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a1eb61eb6c31bab5a24eb2032eec9908",
                "name": "7NEWS",
                "url": "https://7news.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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