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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": 279680,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "6d652307bb310cea84a321923c66cbb8",
            "title": "Couple heartbroken after new Harcourt home destroyed by Ravenswood fire",
            "description": "The couple was supposed to spend their first official night in the new home on Friday. It was destroyed by an out-of-control grassfire that afternoon.",
            "content": "After spending a month moving into their new property in Harcourt, central Victoria, Ben Lawrence and his partner Danika were looking forward to their first official night at home.\nAt 2pm on Friday, January 9, one last trailer load was threatened by ... [2448 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-12/harcourt-couple-new-home-destroyed-in-ravenswood-fire/106221530",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/30e1f5ea3a080bd4e2a7c02f23fe60eb?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1080&cropW=1920&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-12T08:01:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "200be2e64bb5aeddb1f5a64d8a99defc",
            "title": "Imam thanks police after alleged roadside assault in Melbourne's south-east",
            "description": "An imam who was allegedly the victim of racial abuse during a roadside assault has thanked the police who helped him and his wife, and urged Australians to reject hate, Islamophobia and antisemitism.",
            "content": "An imam who was allegedly the victim of racial abuse during a roadside assault has thanked the police who helped him and his wife.\nIsmet Purdic, a respected Islamic community leader from Noble Park in Melbourne's south-east, was driving on the South ... [2311 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-12/imam-thanks-police-after-alleged-roadside-assault-in-melbourne/106221398",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/d996c706935101a8f5cd8e7828c13dbd?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2316&cropW=4118&xPos=882&yPos=452&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-12T07:52:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "155378fbc952cc7fae865cf1df735010",
            "title": "Summernats ends with 19 cars seized as police crack down on burnouts",
            "description": "A major police operation at Summernats has resulted in 19 vehicle seizures, hundreds of traffic offences and multiple arrests.",
            "content": "A four-day car festival in Canberra has ended with police seizing 19 vehicles, evicting 25 spectators and making multiple arrests.\nDetective Inspector Mark Steel said police were disappointed by the number of drivers doing burnouts outside the festiv... [2461 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-12/police-seize-19-cars-summernats-canberra/106220058",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/696a61ea5bcf83083b143410aa17eb7e?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2527&cropW=4492&xPos=90&yPos=41&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-12T07:15:37Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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