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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": 172500,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "bbbcbe7d5d799e1b6e30b9ca72bd9f3f",
            "title": "Trivia night and Zara’s amazing journey",
            "description": "Gerringong Rotary’s recent Rotary Trivia Night was a huge success, raising $3000 for ROMAC (Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children).",
            "content": "Not a trivial matter - $3000 raised for ROMAC\nGerringong Rotary’s recent Rotary Trivia Night was a huge success, raising $3000 for ROMAC (Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children).\nAll the money raised goes to bringing kids in the Pacific region who r... [4273 chars]",
            "url": "https://thebuglenews.com.au/NewsStory/gerringong-rotary-out-and-about-trivia-night-and-zaras-amazing-journey/69291a8b138395004ae69368",
            "image": "https://iappnetwork-production.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/listHeaderLargeComponents/69291a8b138395004ae69368/header_images/full_Z11Q9fwHAS5oIalXGrIRy.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-30T05:03:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9a3fbe671a9abd0f752214b4ed9f169d",
                "name": "The Bugle app",
                "url": "https://thebuglenews.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d79effc46ac35bd6c2e5b088515a64e2",
            "title": "Natalie Farrawell: Key to Ending Motor Neurone Disease",
            "description": "Discover how Natalie Farrawell's dedication at UOW's Yerbury Lab brings hope in the fight against Motor Neurone Disease.",
            "content": "Natalie Farrawell, researcher at UOW's Yerbury Lab. Photo by Michael Gray.\nEvery step counts when it comes to finding a cure for Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Every breakthrough, every experiment, even every dead end. It is all bringing the team of re... [6074 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/9122540/natalie-farrawell-key-to-ending-motor-neurone-disease/",
            "image": "https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/YDjJCtHjCfhDzeZ8BEPbEH/23566c8d-a319-4e1a-876d-bd797ee9ee16.jpg/r0_63_1600_903_w1200_h630_fmax.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-30T04:31:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8da4dccf436615c51294f2d902e6e4fa",
                "name": "Illawarra Mercury",
                "url": "https://www.illawarramercury.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3d83cbcde1d048fe995202d5b343058e",
            "title": "Perth father warns of unknown high cholesterol disease as he urges others to get tested",
            "description": "Brian Murphy has a long history of heart disease deaths in his family but never knew he was also at higher risk until he had signs of a genetic condition that causes high cholesterol.",
            "content": "Brian Murphy has a long history of heart disease deaths in his family but never knew he was also at higher risk until he had signs of a genetic condition that causes high cholesterol.\nHigh cholesterol is a build-up of plaque in the arteries, leading ... [2273 chars]",
            "url": "https://thewest.com.au/news/health/perth-father-warns-of-unknown-high-cholesterol-disease-as-he-urges-others-to-get-tested--c-20751794",
            "image": "https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-20751794/c8808d52325d55c2c634d05f3b59f1268068c1ad-16x9-x0y18w4000h2250.jpg?imwidth=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-30T03:53:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e7c920f999a284bb99022e8c7fe602ca",
                "name": "The West Australian",
                "url": "https://thewest.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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