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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": 269292,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7e604406f2966f6699fce74bb55751c6",
            "title": "West River bushfire: Local farmer dies while fighting bushfire in front-end loader near Ravensthorpe",
            "description": "The man was operating a front-end loader in a desperate attempt to establish a firebreak in West River.",
            "content": "A man in his 60s has died while fighting an out-of-control bushfire on the south coast.\nPolice said that the local farmer was operating a front-end loader in a desperate attempt to establish a firebreak in West River, near Ravensthorpe, when it becam... [922 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/disaster-and-emergency/west-river-bushfire-local-farmer-dies-while-fighting-bushfire-in-front-end-loader-near-ravensthorpe-c-20864031",
            "image": "https://images.perthnow.com.au/publication/C-20864031/49b03673bdc93890af850d0360f6222ca4e74e16-16x9-x0y21w798h449.jpg?imwidth=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-02T01:26:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "419747a8cc582e19e0c6326b95e6ae8e",
                "name": "PerthNow",
                "url": "https://www.perthnow.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b541388251ae1c756531bffe648b8551",
            "title": "bike rider killed in collision with garbage truck in Sydney CBD as NSW premier announces new legislation",
            "description": "The rider, a man aged in his 30s, was treated by paramedics but could not be saved.",
            "content": "In short:\nAn e-bike rider has died after colliding with a garbage truck in Sydney's CBD.\nThe driver of the truck has been taken to hospital for mandatory testing and an investigation is under way.\nPremier Chris Minns described the incident as a \"trag... [2210 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-02/nsw-ebike-garbage-truck-death-sydney-cbd/106090300",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/001e5340485763ab66f25967f7b8c57f?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=769&cropW=1367&xPos=0&yPos=231&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-02T01:19:37Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "abc.net.au",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "080f1d7cd89100eb4f9128e6ec51a7e7",
            "title": "Teen who murdered Dr Ash Gordon jailed for at least 12 years",
            "description": "A teenage boy who fatally stabbed a Melbourne doctor he had just burgled has been sentenced to 17 years’ jail. With time already served, he will be eligible for release in 2036.",
            "content": "A teenager who stabbed Melbourne doctor Ash Gordon to death after burgling his house has been sentenced to 17 years’ jail but will be eligible for release in just over 10 years.\nThe 33-year-old GP was making a citizen’s arrest when the then-16-year-o... [5108 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/teen-who-murdered-doctor-ash-gordon-jailed-for-at-least-12-years-20251202-p5nk10.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.3189%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_151%2C$y_9/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/0f40a3c66d30e8364f2d716bc80706f00f815c6f",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-02T01:12:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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