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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": 177960,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "024af2b228331c4f341f9820985ffb81",
            "title": "Don’t wait to access support and protect your mental health",
            "description": "Local mental health practitioners say many people are still waiting too long before accessing counselling or psychological support.",
            "content": "Across communities in the New England region, conversations about mental wellbeing are becoming more open. However, practitioners say many people are still waiting too long before accessing counselling or psychological support.\nWhat often begins as d... [2702 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.netimes.com.au/2026/02/25/dont-wait-to-access-support-and-protect-your-mental-health/",
            "image": "https://www.netimes.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Fantastic-Feb-3-4.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T05:40:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ebf9ec5a662bd3ac7a769af553a7d86b",
                "name": "New England Times",
                "url": "https://www.netimes.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "45f8b9663615a49a1fb4d55a5fca7df2",
            "title": "UNSW Sydney Dominates Cardiovascular Research Awards",
            "description": "Conjoint Professor Anthony Rodgers, Scientia Associate Professor Thanh Nho Do and Dr Yashutosh Joshi were recognised for their life-changing",
            "content": "Conjoint Professor Anthony Rodgers, Scientia Associate Professor Thanh Nho Do and Dr Yashutosh Joshi were recognised for their life-changing advancements to help fight cardiovascular disease.\nUNSW academics have taken home three of the four awards pr... [4643 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/unsw-sydney-dominates-cardiovascular-research-1626150/",
            "image": "https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/styles/full_width__2x/public/thumbnails/image/izzy_photo.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T04:56:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "56836d8bd494e3b0f227af02e89bcc6f",
            "title": "Who is looking out for the non",
            "description": "Compared to their fellowed peers, non-specialist doctors face a higher risk of being referred to AHPRA for health impairments.",
            "content": "Compared to their fellowed peers, non-specialist doctors face a higher risk of being referred to AHPRA for health impairments.\nNon-specialist doctors are the most likely section of the profession to be the subject of an AHPRA notification involving s... [3066 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/who-is-looking-out-for-the-non-specialists/123603",
            "image": "https://d1svk58pjf7hyt.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/01/05093253/logo_icon_black-105x105.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T04:55:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "23a570cc598fbd55d40ac6f744068077",
                "name": "Medical Republic",
                "url": "https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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