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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": 162112,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "179a473cd8295a125af08ed1b6a198e5",
            "title": "Nipah virus fears trigger airport checks across Asia",
            "description": "An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India's West Bengal state has sparked concern in parts of...",
            "content": "Thailand has started screening passengers at three airports that receive flights from India. Photo: EPA PHOTO\nTwo cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia to step up airport scr... [5327 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9164001/nipah-virus-fears-trigger-airport-checks-across-asia/",
            "image": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-feed-data/3e84220d-583f-4f98-b1bd-5850cdd82415.jpg/r0_90_800_510_w1200_h630_fmax.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-29T08:43:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a6f65972b4a593b55dffbc2b25866ab5",
                "name": "canberratimes.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6dcac5ea22e45e6e688b2a6634e01d7e",
            "title": "Scarlett had a shortness of breath. Years later, she was put on life support",
            "description": "Scarlett Hack was just 10 years old when she started experiencing a shortness of breath and heart palpitati...",
            "content": "Scarlett Hack was just 10 years old when she started experiencing a shortness of breath and heart palpitations.\nHer symptoms were dismissed as anxiety, which she suffered with at the time, but her parents persisted and took her to several doctors bef... [2434 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/national/health-heart-disease-scarlett-hack/4cdced4d-4b51-49c2-ad99-50246828200a",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/yllYUm5SFvFm6NuKWsnwiqzftAk=/0x324:3024x2025/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fc11f1d6a-6974-4bdc-a246-4cd80d140558",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-29T06:56:52Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
                "name": "9News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f5e8d65a48fe40bdc3de31184163e1c7",
            "title": "Blood Test Detects Early Parkinson's Signs",
            "description": "A team led by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has succeeded in identifying biomarkers for Parkinson's disease in its",
            "content": "A team led by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has succeeded in identifying biomarkers for Parkinson's disease in its earliest stages, before extensive brain damage has occurred. The biological processes leave measurable trac... [5644 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/blood-test-detects-early-parkinsons-signs-1610194/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=cdn.pixabay.com%2Fphoto%2F2014%2F12%2F10%2F20%2F48%2Flaboratory-563423_960_720.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-29T06:08:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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