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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": 277040,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "52a4aaba462836bd8b3c7c152be81a0f",
            "title": "Queensland Police employee faces court over alleged antisemitic online posts",
            "description": "Muamer Nukic, a 50-year-old Queensland Police Service employee and described as a \"self-proclaimed anti-Zionist\" was granted bail in the Brisbane Magistrate Court on Monday.",
            "content": "A Queensland Police Service (QPS) employee has been granted bail in a Brisbane court after being charged over what prosecutors allege to be antisemitic online posts and comments.\nWARNING: The following story contains language which may distress.\nMuam... [3360 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-05/police-service-employee-faces-court-over-alleged-hate-crimes/106201402",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/a9c1b297678c25eab0c674d5f2e006aa?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=498&cropW=886&xPos=199&yPos=79&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-05T08:24:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e8947a685a0a98259b98d4ae5bd0bb3a",
            "title": "WA weather: Severe thunderstorms to pelt parts of Kimberley with damaging winds",
            "description": "The thunderstorms are set to hit in the next few hours.",
            "content": "Parts of the Kimberley are set to be pelted by damaging winds, with a line of severe thunderstorms expected to sweep through the region in the coming hours.\nThe Bureau of Meteorology issued an alert about 3.30pm on Monday, warning people in the area ... [1170 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/weather/wa-weather-severe-thunderstorm-to-pelt-parts-of-kimberley-with-damaging-winds--c-21215059",
            "image": "https://images.perthnow.com.au/publication/C-21215059/10d2c0af06a8c3b49f45da946388295d553ed629-16x9-x370y42w1505h847.jpg?imwidth=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-05T08:24:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "419747a8cc582e19e0c6326b95e6ae8e",
                "name": "PerthNow",
                "url": "https://www.perthnow.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fbeb6cfbe930f75676673a8e126de567",
            "title": "Fitzroy community in mourning after 16-year-old shooting victim identified",
            "description": "The death of Ater Good has been described as “a loss that words cannot fully express”, as police search for his killer.",
            "content": "A Melbourne teenager shot dead on a Fitzroy backstreet in the early hours of Saturday morning has been remembered as someone “deeply loved” and “cherished” by those who knew him, as police continue their hunt for the culprits.\nSixteen-year-old Ater G... [2021 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/fitzroy-community-in-mourning-after-16-year-old-shooting-victim-identified-20260105-p5nrt6.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.4716%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/23a3da25db620e1f638b5b1f91313b98545c4012",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-05T08:06:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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