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Australia Nation News API

Get the live top nation headlines from Australia with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Australia Nation 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=nation&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 262052,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "91fa7e30a78444d67e262fffe334137e",
            "title": "Weather: Tropical Cyclone Hayley watch and act issued as warnings escalate across Kimberley region",
            "description": "A tropical cyclone warning for the Kimberley has those in the region on high alert as they prepare to ride out the storm.",
            "content": "A tropical cyclone warning for the Kimberley has those in the region on high alert as they prepare to ride out the storm.\nTropical Cyclone Hayley has been upgraded to a category four system as it approaches landfall in WA’s north-west, packing wind g... [3958 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/disaster-and-emergency/tropical-cyclone-hayley-watch-and-act-issued-as-warnings-escalate-across-kimberley-region-c-21151278",
            "image": "https://images.perthnow.com.au/publication/C-21151278/e0bb0d2644da38c12f20a4fbc81172cfacbac0b5-16x9-x0y0w6000h3375.jpg?imwidth=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-30T02:38:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "419747a8cc582e19e0c6326b95e6ae8e",
                "name": "PerthNow",
                "url": "https://www.perthnow.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1367a553c7dfdc2f4a388df36c7add99",
            "title": "Coral Adventurer passengers begin journey home as cruise ship remains stranded on PNG reef",
            "description": "Passengers of an Australian cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Papua New Guinea have begun their journey home, as efforts to free the ship remain unsuccessful.",
            "content": "Passengers of an Australian cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Papua New Guinea have begun their journey home, as efforts to free the ship remain unsuccessful.\nTourists who were on board the Coral Adventurer when it hit a reef on Saturday ... [2873 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-30/coral-adventurer-passengers-begin-journey-home/106187482",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/e7fc3ac0442046b1ace3094be6cce56b?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=459&cropW=816&xPos=102&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-30T02:34:51Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e6c96067a3fa4ada8769d73de5d41e88",
            "title": "Ambulance Victoria reports increase in violence against paramedics over Christmas holiday",
            "description": "Ambulance Victoria says paramedics were assaulted, spat on and sexually harassed in a series of serious incidents over the festive period.",
            "content": "Ambulance Victoria is pleading with the public to treat paramedics with respect after a reported increase in violent incidents against ambos over the Christmas period.\nAmid a long-term rise in assaults against emergency services workers, Ambulance Vi... [2860 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-30/violent-attacks-paramedics-christmas-period-ambulance-victoria/106186398",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/706ee46b998c1250503ec7b49afdba7d?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1663&cropW=2957&xPos=0&yPos=317&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-30T01:30:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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