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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": 154814,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "cc66e30b717f069921befc2a8464b880",
            "title": "Sydney jeweller determined to show multiple sclerosis diagnosis isn’t a ‘death sentence’",
            "description": "The neurological disease affects young adults and, in Australia, affects three times more women than men.",
            "content": "Sydney jewellery designer Meg Maskell knows the power of detail.\nEvery engagement and wedding ring she crafts is a tiny work of art, requiring precision, focus and keen eyesight.\nSo when her vision suddenly became blurry six years ago Maskell, 36, kn... [3097 chars]",
            "url": "https://7news.com.au/news/sydney-jeweller-determined-to-show-multiple-sclerosis-diagnosis-isnt-a-death-sentence--c-21969546",
            "image": "https://images.7news.com.au/publication/C-21969546/fddc815c7eb777051c3c072e37aedf6c3e27204d-16x9-x0y0w1280h720.png?imwidth=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T05:27:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a1eb61eb6c31bab5a24eb2032eec9908",
                "name": "7NEWS",
                "url": "https://7news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "58bc56ed01681b976b2705cd8375c1cb",
            "title": "RACGP pushes back on call to subsidise Ozempic for kids",
            "description": "The drug’s manufacturer is calling for its availability to be broadened for children with obesity, but the college warns holistic care will be replaced and health budgets blown.",
            "content": "Ozempic’s manufacturer has called on the Federal Government to consider expanding the weight-loss drug’s PBS listing for children with obesity.\nBut the RACGP says this proposed portion of health budget spending should instead be steered into general ... [5248 chars]",
            "url": "https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/racgp-pushes-back-on-call-to-subsidise-ozempic-for",
            "image": "https://www1.racgp.org.au/getattachment/f74c41a9-6e7b-4260-aa90-717ea72d6e39/RACGP-pushes-back-on-call-to-subsidise-Ozempic-for.aspx",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T05:16:25Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7c8f5681a87b14a2d9325259b4120bf7",
                "name": "Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)",
                "url": "https://www1.racgp.org.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c7706b438bfddbeafbbe46f9331da5a7",
            "title": "New research shows the ‘redox paradox’ could be key to better brain cancer treatment",
            "description": "HMRI researchers are uncovering how the molecules that help brain tumours grow could also be the key to destroying them.",
            "content": "Every cell in our body relies on oxygen to survive. But using oxygen comes at a cost. As cells turn oxygen into energy, they produce small, highly reactive molecules known as reactive oxygen species, or ROS. In healthy cells, these molecules are care... [4755 chars]",
            "url": "https://hmri.org.au/news-and-stories/new-research-shows-the-redox-paradox-could-be-key-to-better-brain-cancer-treatment/",
            "image": "https://hmri.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/New-research-shows-the-‘redox-paradox-could-be-key-to-better-brain-cancer-treatment-HMRI.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T05:11:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "bd8ad5d65171f3f4dd78d14437d57ff9",
                "name": "HMRI",
                "url": "https://hmri.org.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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