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": 189938,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a3817a1ba05be660612c8726878ff6c2",
            "title": "Free RSV vaccines roll out for older Australians",
            "description": "Get free RSV vaccines Australia-wide for seniors from May 15. Learn if you're eligible for this life-saving NIP protection this winter.",
            "content": "RSV vaccinations will be free for older Australians from next month, with the federal government adding the protection to the national immunisation program ahead of winter.\nFrom 15 May, people aged 75 and over will be eligible, along with Aboriginal ... [1880 chars]",
            "url": "https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/bellarinetimes/living/free-rsv-vaccines-roll-out-for-older-australians/",
            "image": "https://static.timesnewsgroup.com.au/prod/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/tng-22-apr-26-47.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T23:29:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "30af1b8f4b422e9659cdb72488d8e7a1",
                "name": "Times News Group",
                "url": "https://timesnewsgroup.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "43a8f566b83c92083ba8a969e2cdfaad",
            "title": "Youth in Deprived Areas Face Mental Health Care Gap",
            "description": "Children and young people from deprived areas with mental health conditions are less likely to access mental health services, according to a new study",
            "content": "Children and young people from deprived areas with mental health conditions are less likely to access mental health services, according to a new study led by experts from the University of Nottingham.\nIn a new study, published in the British Journal ... [2867 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/youth-in-deprived-areas-face-mental-health-care-1662307/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=images.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1543286386-713bdd548da4%3Fixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8%26amp%3Bixlib%3Drb-1.2.1%26amp%3Bauto%3Dformat%26amp%3Bfit%3Dcrop%26amp%3Bw%3D750%26amp%3Bq%3D80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T23:12:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a60d0a664ee2f111caa20e41e7a642fd",
            "title": "You don’t need exhausting workouts to build strength and health, study finds",
            "description": "Eccentric exercise may build strength and health without exhausting workouts or major muscle soreness, a new review argues.",
            "content": "If you think better workouts must leave you drained, sore, or barely able to walk the next day, this research takes aim at that idea.\nA review led by Edith Cowan University argues that muscle damage is not required to build muscle size, strength, or ... [8910 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/you-dont-need-exhausting-workouts-to-build-strength-and-health-study-finds/",
            "image": "https://www.thebrighterside.news/uploads/2026/04/shutterstock_2757526001-scaled.jpg?auto=webp&width=2000&height=1334",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T23:07:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "112bf679e5854b6527eea31fa42dbada",
                "name": "The Brighter Side of News",
                "url": "https://www.thebrighterside.news"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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