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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": 165742,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "92a0121f1e1dff2d7b0e7879af946013",
            "title": "Australia On Track To Eliminating Cervical Cancer. But HPV Vaccination And Screening Rates Are Falling",
            "description": "Australia is on track to eliminating cervical cancer, but future gains could be undermined by falling HPV vaccination and cervical screening rates",
            "content": "Australia is on track to eliminating cervical cancer, but future gains could be undermined by falling HPV vaccination and cervical screening rates, according to the latest annual report by the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Cervical Cancer Co... [5453 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/australia-on-track-to-eliminating-cervical-1574439/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/news-developments.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-20T06:26:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "aa8a54afb7a95622ea220a6addeb3336",
            "title": "Record number of complaints about AHPRA",
            "description": "Problems with a new registration system and dissatisfaction with notification handling helped drive a 42% spike in complaints to the Ombudsman last year.",
            "content": "Complaints to the National Health Practitioner Ombudsman (NHPO) have hit a new high, spiking 42% to a total of 980 in the past financial year.\nIts 2024–25 annual report suggests the increase was partly driven by a rise in complaints about the Austral... [4936 chars]",
            "url": "https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/record-number-of-complaints-about-ahpra",
            "image": "https://www1.racgp.org.au/getattachment/b42b4479-8bfe-43ee-bdd9-765eab73ab37/Record-number-of-complaints-about-AHPRA.aspx",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-20T05:14:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7c8f5681a87b14a2d9325259b4120bf7",
                "name": "Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)",
                "url": "https://www1.racgp.org.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8ca828a174a2f6d8a502a4629733f66f",
            "title": "Oxytocin, affectionate touch improves wound healing",
            "description": "Researchers believe the combination of oxytocin and physical contact promotes wound healing by reducing the body’s stress responses.",
            "content": "Researchers believe the combination of oxytocin and physical contact promotes wound healing by reducing the body’s stress responses.\nA first-in-humans study has found oxytocin and positive relational behaviours may support physical healing, enforcing... [3823 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/oxytocin-affectionate-touch-improves-wound-healing/121639",
            "image": "https://d1svk58pjf7hyt.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/01/05093253/logo_icon_black-105x105.png",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-20T04:42:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "23a570cc598fbd55d40ac6f744068077",
                "name": "Medical Republic",
                "url": "https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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