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": 196044,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b6e587ff44e386791e72a7b0b0d58513",
            "title": "101 reasons to see your GP as Men’s Health Week puts blokes on notice",
            "description": "MEN across the Bass Coast and South Gippsland are being urged to stop putting their health on hold as Men’s Health Week runs this week with a simple message that there are plenty of reasons to book that overdue check-up.\nIt is a message that lands close to",
            "content": "MEN across the Bass Coast and South Gippsland are being urged to stop putting their health on hold as Men’s Health Week runs this week with a simple message that there are plenty of reasons to book that overdue check-up.\nIt is a message that lands cl... [3383 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sgst.com.au/101-reasons-to-see-your-gp-as-mens-health-week-puts-blokes-on-notice/",
            "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/23/e6/23e60d77-80de-481b-a54a-612da11d2e4f/content/images/size/w1200/2026/06/Rmenshealth01_2426.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-20T22:05:40Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b96bd55475997f3f348869b8d5f54015",
                "name": "Sentinel-Times",
                "url": "https://www.sgst.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0f45339184540dc8b82c5ae3a81dd3ae",
            "title": "A spike in drug overdose deaths sparks calls for more action",
            "description": "Australia is losing one person to a drug overdose every three and a half hours. New figures from the Penington Institute show more than 2,500 Australians died from drug-induced causes in a single year, the deadliest year on record. CEO John Ryan says the toll is now almost double the national road toll, and frontline workers warn the illicit drug market is becoming more unpredictable, with addiction affecting people from all walks of life.",
            "content": "Australia is losing one person to a drug overdose every three and a half hours. New figures from the Penington Institute show more than 2,500 Australians died from drug-induced causes in a single year, the deadliest year on record. CEO John Ryan says... [4451 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast-episode/a-spike-in-drug-overdose-deaths-sparks-calls-for-more-action/zv10f5gdg",
            "image": "https://assets.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/243c75f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1013+0+94/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F71%2F92%2Fe916b2e94ac9b25805e3fb837701%2Fone-person-dies-every-3-5-hours-in-australia-from-a-drugs-overdose-aap.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-20T21:30:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8a357287e7a54449c2cf5b80793a74a5",
                "name": "SBS Australia",
                "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e900de88bbd6d20420e3302b7b777bda",
            "title": "Ebola in DR Congo: Response Still Falls Short",
            "description": "By Cristina Silveiro One month after the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, case numbers",
            "content": "The DRC now has more than 780 confirmed cases and 180 deaths, while Uganda has recorded 19 confirmed cases, including two deaths.\nOn the ground, the response has expanded considerably. Some 400 beds are now available and four laboratories are operati... [6413 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/ebola-in-dr-congo-response-still-falls-short-1696036/",
            "image": "https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Collections/Production%20Library/2026/06/17-06-2026-WHO-Dr-Congo-ebola-06.jpg/image770x420cropped.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-20T20:14:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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