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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": 277772,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "fa886b77489a35d359bca7f26c0830f9",
            "title": "Victorian iman Ismet Purdic and wife allegedly forced off road and attacked in Melbourne",
            "description": "Three people have been arrested after an imam and his wife were allegedly forced off a road and attacked so...",
            "content": "Three people have been arrested after an imam and his wife were forced off a road and attacked south-east of Melbourne.\nVictoria Police said the couple were driving on South Gippsland Highway in Dandenong South on Saturday night when the attack start... [1958 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/national/victorian-imam-ismet-purdic-and-wife-assaulted-in-racist-attack-south-gippsland-highway/d868f682-d313-48eb-9462-8a88081a7340",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/fzSyTDQUCaHlJXJIuuZCbf7U1_I=/0x0:1222x687/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F3fbfc64b-9f0c-43e8-820c-25a5ee41e5a0",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-12T00:24:39Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
                "name": "9News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f6af8c5bfb4543d26e60f6af733daa25",
            "title": "NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott, praised for Bondi Junction stabbing response, diagnosed with breast cancer",
            "description": "NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott, who was praised for bringing the Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing attack to an end, has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer.",
            "content": "NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott, who was praised for bringing the Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing attack to an end, has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer.\nPolice Legacy NSW, the NSW Police Force's charity, said their \"b... [2003 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-12/police-inspector-amy-scott-bondi-junction-hero-cancer-diagnosis/106219590",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/5b7cab32101af4102af350831641fdf2?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1708&cropW=3036&xPos=0&yPos=695&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-12T00:21:49Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2426c0e3af15a67359f953a85a897a46",
            "title": "Queensland braces for heavy rain and floods after ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji batters north",
            "description": "Flood warnings in place as BoM forecasts more rain while thousands remain without power",
            "content": "Queenslanders are bracing for floods as repairs are under way after a tropical cyclone battered the north coast.\nAfter days of intense buildup, ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji ran out of power as it crossed the coast and was downgraded to a tropical low on ... [2121 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/12/queensland-weather-heavy-rain-floods-ex-tropical-cyclone-koji",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/85d1a9c4fb38e10454e0ce9ff87771f26908a577/382_0_1666_1334/master/1666.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=231bb6d1bb36950e7ca2e47cd9e988ec",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-12T00:13:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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