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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": 159412,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e71340d3808eee16a74d52d2e5921c6f",
            "title": "Falls prevention: Turning what we know into what we do",
            "description": "Aged care industry news Australia",
            "content": "We already know how to prevent falls – the challenge is making it happen every day for every older Australian. In this guest post, Professor Kim Delbaere, Discipline Lead of Physiotherapy at the UNSW School of Health Sciences, Senior Principal Resear... [4157 chars]",
            "url": "https://insideageing.com.au/falls-prevention-turning-what-we-know-into-what-we-do/",
            "image": "https://insideageing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Kim-Delbaere.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-13T12:26:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c8f2471d17fa0d062c64f5565e5ae923",
                "name": "Inside Ageing",
                "url": "https://insideageing.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e0beb400f892ad2fb3ef0ec381b09328",
            "title": "Ducks don't travel as far when their needs are met. That could affect how we manage bird flu",
            "description": "A new study from the University of Georgia looks at how birds move in diverse habitats, and what that could mean for the spread of avian influenza.",
            "content": "A new study from the University of Georgia looks at how waterfowl move in diverse habitats, and what that could mean for the spread of avian influenza.\nPreviously, researchers focused on long migratory flight paths, and where birds might spread avian... [949 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.gpb.org/news/2026/04/13/ducks-dont-travel-far-when-their-needs-are-met-could-affect-how-we-manage-bird-flu",
            "image": "https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/three_two_702x468/public/2023-07/chattahoochie_river_ducks_01.jpg?h=f42722db&itok=Idtyxh-X",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-13T12:06:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4b9c6038bd6eec34465ef4a86e827f91",
                "name": "Georgia Public Broadcasting",
                "url": "https://www.gpb.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3025ea652fabdaf3cb2d31b19594222f",
            "title": "Could one vaccine stop nearly all respiratory pathogens? Here's where the science stands",
            "description": "A nasal spray in mice boosted lung immunity against viruses, bacteria and allergens — but a truly universal vaccine is still years away.",
            "content": "Imagine a single vaccine that protects against the flu, COVID-19, lung-invading bacteria and seasonal allergens all at once.\nScientists recently developed a nasal spray to protect against multiple respiratory diseases, including seasonal influenza an... [8331 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/scientists-are-trying-to-build-a-vaccine-that-works-against-almost-any-respiratory-pathogen-heres-how-close-they-are",
            "image": "https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QX9GWVRoL7AA4eJrqEmaf9-1920-80.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-13T11:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "95993cee63c947c63f6bfe9192834ef8",
                "name": "Live Science",
                "url": "https://www.livescience.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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