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": 188256,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e3897206c6ce0aa40bdbb4dadf5d0ebf",
            "title": "LIVE: WHO gives update on hantavirus as 6 passengers arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine",
            "description": "Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks.",
            "content": "MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak arrived Friday in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks.\nThe Gulfstream long-range business jet carrying them from the Netherlands l... [1638 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.12onyourside.com/2026/05/15/live-who-hold-press-conference-hantavirus-6-passengers-ship-arrive-australia-3-week-quarantine/",
            "image": "https://gray-wwbt-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/UQBHGOVCQBAA3DMBMIL73MWJI4.jpg?auth=bad9538095bf05f35b987c3b3be8eacb585f673a5e7ed0ff092ab96df59fe1bc&width=1200&height=600&smart=true",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T13:15:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ee5678eefc0fcaf5f3f01ed67d77ec5f",
                "name": "WWBT",
                "url": "https://www.12onyourside.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7b0da918bb65a6e1892595ad5fff0d07",
            "title": "Forget looksmaxxing. We’ve moved onto deathmaxxing",
            "description": "We’re seeing a resurgence of people doing things that are bad for them. What’s going on?",
            "content": "Advertisement\nOpinion\nForget looksmaxxing. We’ve moved onto deathmaxxing\nSarah BerryLifestyle Health Editor\nMay 15, 2026 — 7:00pm\nMay 15, 2026 — 7:00pm\nYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.\nRemove items from your saved list to add more... [6842 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/forget-looksmaxxing-we-ve-moved-onto-deathmaxxing-20260513-p5zw9v.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.4907%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_18%2C$y_98/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/t_metro_brisbanetimes_opinion_no_age_social_wm/cb6ee1b5bdf18c15a2582485a8f7758738f03a87",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T09:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c603a60ac40ff998dd7aeead5e4953dc",
                "name": "Brisbane Times",
                "url": "https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6647e9dbb2fb3c234e7ea4d11d7c8477",
            "title": "Forget looksmaxxing. We’ve moved onto deathmaxxing",
            "description": "We’re seeing a resurgence of people doing things that are bad for them. What’s going on?",
            "content": "Advertisement\nOpinion\nForget looksmaxxing. We’ve moved onto deathmaxxing\nSarah BerryLifestyle Health Editor\nMay 15, 2026 — 7:00pm\nMay 15, 2026 — 7:00pm\nYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.\nRemove items from your saved list to add more... [6842 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/forget-looksmaxxing-we-ve-moved-onto-deathmaxxing-20260513-p5zw9v.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.4907%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_18%2C$y_98/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/t_metro_opinion_no_age_social_wm/cb6ee1b5bdf18c15a2582485a8f7758738f03a87",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T09:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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