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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": 172626,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "bd04803d2affdf6aa08ceb2fe8435df8",
            "title": "\"Hairy\" lambs confirm new disease in Tasmanian flock",
            "description": "Border Disease, also known as “hairy shaker disease” has been detected for the first time in Tasmanian lambs.",
            "content": "Border Disease, also known as “hairy shaker disease” has been detected for the first time in Tasmanian lambs.\nThe disease, caused by a Pestivirus (similar to the Pestivirus of cattle), has been present in Australia for many years but was largely unco... [2384 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.tasmaniancountry.com/newspaper/tasmanian-country/hairy-lambs-confirm-new-disease-tasmanian-flock",
            "image": "https://www.tasmaniancountry.com/themes/custom/tas_country_news/favicon.svg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-15T01:21:44Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "94d47eb297ac3b3b879110b6345211ec",
                "name": "Tasmanian Country",
                "url": "https://www.tasmaniancountry.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ddf0ac27aebe1c6efc86908b3c8e032f",
            "title": "Robotic-assisted biopsy hailed as ‘paradigm shift’ for lung cancer diagnosis",
            "description": "The technology allows medics to reach small spots on the lungs that would usually be left to be monitored, speeding up diagnosis for patients.A robotic-assi ...",
            "content": "The technology allows medics to reach small spots on the lungs that would usually be left to be monitored, speeding up diagnosis for patients.\nA robotic-assisted procedure that allows doctors to make microscopic movements in the lungs could help diag... [4528 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.perspectivemedia.com/robotic-assisted-biopsy-hailed-as-paradigm-shift-for-lung-cancer-diagnosis/",
            "image": "https://www.perspectivemedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/httpscontent.assets.pressassociation.io202512121548107ca88312-73a7-4a1b-a18f-98226d2174d5.jpgrect202028222822ext.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-15T00:10:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b6d2dc2660d8960926f9a438fd9cb68f",
                "name": "Perspective Media",
                "url": "https://www.perspectivemedia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "710e217ce68e6d19ebc19a8081f9fd9c",
            "title": "Oncology workforce ‘at breaking point’",
            "description": "We’re training enough oncologists, so why aren’t enough positions being filled?",
            "content": "We’re training enough oncologists, so why aren’t enough positions being filled?\nAustralian oncologists are burnt out and the system is close to breaking point, experts warn, as improved cancer survival puts more pressure on a stretched workforce.\nAus... [7548 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/oncology-workforce-at-breaking-point/122275",
            "image": "https://d1svk58pjf7hyt.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/01/05093253/logo_icon_black-105x105.png",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-15T00:02:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "23a570cc598fbd55d40ac6f744068077",
                "name": "Medical Republic",
                "url": "https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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