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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 APIAPI 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": 283024,
"articles": [
{
"id": "5aee05c24fb935f5f1875b6472dcf7ef",
"title": "More than 4.7m social media accounts blocked after Australia’s under-16 ban came into force, PM says",
"description": "Accounts removed or restricted on Twitch, Kick, YouTube, Threads, Facebook, Instagram, Snap, X, TikTok and Reddit in world-leading ban",
"content": "More than 4.7m social media accounts held by Australians who platforms have judged to be under 16 years of age were deactivated, removed or restricted in the first days after the ban came into effect in December, the prime minister has said.\nAfter th... [3096 chars]",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/15/australia-u16-social-media-ban-millions-accounts-blocked",
"image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8eed4e8a8972ea604e34b6ab338476266c46699a/614_0_6725_5383/master/6725.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=9ce3ff3835d7c93c39d997446478745b",
"publishedAt": "2026-01-15T11:32:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
"name": "The Guardian",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
}
},
{
"id": "16dce5d234729a65a91b7a8646afa7a0",
"title": "More than 4.7m social media accounts closed in two days after ban began, data reveals",
"description": "More than 4.7 million Australian social media accounts have been deactivated since laws banning children aged under 16 took effect in December, according to data released by the government.",
"content": "Millions of Australian social media accounts held by children have been culled since new age limits took effect and safety regulators are now looking \"closely\" at the data to ensure all platforms are complying.\nMore than 4.7 million accounts on platf... [3189 chars]",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-15/social-media-ban-data-millions-of-accounts-closed/106232768",
"image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/49f0556200e8ea76e35402e2566ed308?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=576&cropW=1024&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
"publishedAt": "2026-01-15T11:30:21Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
"name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
}
},
{
"id": "9842b44626be7bafb094de187a8a7366",
"title": "'Guerilla' Adelaide writers' festival could get council support",
"description": "Adelaide City Council will consider supporting an alternative literary festival following the cancellation of the 2026 Adelaide Writers' Week.",
"content": "Adelaide City Council will consider providing financial and venue support for an alternative literary festival to Adelaide Writers' Week amid a push to \"fill the cultural void\" left by the cancellation of this year's event.\nThe state's peak organisat... [4188 chars]",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-15/writers-week-alternative-festival-adelaide-city-council/106233354",
"image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/b2b34833f8b238681348d01e2f0af090?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1080&cropW=1920&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
"publishedAt": "2026-01-15T08:15:38Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
"name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
}
}
]
}