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": 195646,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e24522cefd619e0ef9475ec511fc91b6",
            "title": "Mango twig tip dieback spreading in the NT as more trees get bulldozed",
            "description": "At a field day in the Northern Territory, mango growers were desperate to learn what could be done to stop the spread of mango twig tip dieback.",
            "content": "It is estimated that between 30,000 and 40,000 mango trees have been bulldozed in the Northern Territory as growers struggle with a fungal disease called mango twig tip dieback (MTTD).\nThe disease has affected farms across the Greater Darwin region, ... [3715 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-03/mango-twig-tip-dieback-fungal-disease-spreading-in-nt/106744422",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/5e6882f3e95dd393733ab8abcfefa01b?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2268&cropW=4032&xPos=0&yPos=735&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-02T20:31:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fd0cdc5926afd50ce9e71ebed206feb1",
            "title": "My mum’s worst fear was living with Alzheimer’s. I feel guilty I can’t help her die",
            "description": "Nia Pericles has watched her mum live with dementia for 16 years. There is one end-of-life wish her family can't help her fulfil.",
            "content": "Dementia is now Australia's biggest killer. Insight examines how patients, carers and the government's support systems are equipping themselves to manage this public health crisis. Watch Insight episode Dealing With Dementia on SBS On Demand.\nContent... [4755 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/article/my-mums-worst-fear-was-living-with-alzheimers-i-feel-guilty-i-cant-help-her-die/qjj2w0hl8",
            "image": "https://assets.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/3856c79/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2560x1440+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F55%2Fea%2Fbc606df149c7b0cb36b9bb68016c%2Fnia-moira-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-02T19:37:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8a357287e7a54449c2cf5b80793a74a5",
                "name": "SBS Australia",
                "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2334463365e1c38b47b90c2fc2e55945",
            "title": "PET Imaging Links Synaptic Loss to Multiple Sclerosis",
            "description": "Los Angeles -- A new PET imaging approach that measures synaptic density in the spinal cord provides a quantitative way to assess the brain's",
            "content": "Los Angeles -- A new PET imaging approach that measures synaptic density in the spinal cord provides a quantitative way to assess the brain's functional wiring in patients with multiple sclerosis. With this personalized information, physicians can mo... [4470 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/pet-imaging-links-synaptic-loss-to-multiple-1685087/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=images.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1615309661755-816dcd80bcd3%3Fixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8%26amp%3Bixlib%3Drb-1.2.1%26amp%3Bauto%3Dformat%26amp%3Bfit%3Dcrop%26amp%3Bw%3D750%26amp%3Bq%3D80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-02T19:22:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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