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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": 168364,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "86a9034d9214d5571562c6ee3088f837",
            "title": "Exposure to sunlight has health benefits",
            "description": "by Penni Fletcher-Hughes With summer almost upon us, Professor Prue Hart from the Kids Research Institute and UWA believes the time is right to get the message out that the sun’s rays are not always harmful but, in moderation, can be extremely beneficial for us. “Spreading the news about the benefit of sunlight to multiple […]",
            "content": "by Penni Fletcher-Hughes\nWith summer almost upon us, Professor Prue Hart from the Kids Research Institute and UWA believes the time is right to get the message out that the sun’s rays are not always harmful but, in moderation, can be extremely benefi... [2592 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.haveagonews.com.au/health/exposure-to-sunlight-has-health-benefits/",
            "image": "https://www.haveagonews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/profprueharttile-scaled.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-06T23:45:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "09ab91a3c4c78d2e886182d24c268c44",
                "name": "Have a Go News",
                "url": "https://www.haveagonews.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "016423d3fa16ea9addc9925b36cf383e",
            "title": "No sweat: perspiration tests to revolutionalise health",
            "description": "Wearable sweat sensors could soon detect stress, glucose and other biomarkers in real time, with researchers developing patches...",
            "content": "Testing sweat can detect key biomarkers linked to stress, diabetes and other health conditions. Photo: Tracey Nearmy/AAP PHOTOS\nA humble bead of sweat can be telling, exposing first-date nerves, an unexpected run for the bus or Christmas shopping pan... [4722 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9128238/no-sweat-perspiration-tests-to-revolutionalise-health/",
            "image": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-feed-data/f18892ee-55e0-455b-929f-4c76869b73d1.jpg/r0_90_800_510_w1200_h630_fmax.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-06T22:03:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a6f65972b4a593b55dffbc2b25866ab5",
                "name": "The Canberra Times",
                "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5ff63e98eda12f40f8dbbd4beb2606a5",
            "title": "Aging breast screening bus only pulled from Tasmanian service after staff get electric shocks",
            "description": "Tasmania's health department was aware a 32-year-old breast cancer screening bus was unsafe for years, but continued operating it up until two staff suffered electric shocks.",
            "content": "One of Tasmania's two breast cancer screening buses continued operating for 14 months after it was officially declared unroadworthy, until two staff received electric shocks, forcing its withdrawal.\nThe public was told that the bus, dubbed 'Luna', su... [5989 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-07/breast-cancer-screening-bus-pulled-after-staff-electric-shocks/106090358",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/af092f75b018b5b5bd91f0866a152043?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1008&cropW=1792&xPos=0&yPos=198&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-06T21:05:38Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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