Australia News API

Get the live top headlines from Australia with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Australia 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=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 348058,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "549fa03c610fb21dd6d5a5d43a1db99b",
            "title": "Maternal occupations linked to increased autism diagnosis odds",
            "description": "Findings indicate that certain maternal jobs are associated with increased autism odds in children, highlighting the importance of prenatal occupational health.",
            "content": "Could a mother’s workplace before and during pregnancy influence child neurodevelopment? A large Danish study links several occupational categories, including transportation and defense jobs, to higher odds of autism diagnosis in children, raising ne... [7123 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260515/Maternal-occupations-linked-to-increased-autism-diagnosis-odds.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/images/news/ImageForNews_837747_17788406590349711.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T10:52:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9e58b1709187c69c87a0dec9f47b9184",
            "title": "Scientists call for innovative strategies to combat tuberculosis superspreaders",
            "description": "Superspreading became a familiar concept to many during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior studies examining infectious disease epidemics, including those on COVID-19, have found that some individuals are much more likely to transmit infections to other people. Superspreading, when one person with an infection passes it to an unusually large number of other people, is a key feature of tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology.",
            "content": "Superspreading became a familiar concept to many during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior studies examining infectious disease epidemics, including those on COVID-19, have found that some individuals are much more likely to transmit infections to other pe... [3529 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260515/Scientists-call-for-innovative-strategies-to-combat-tuberculosis-superspreaders.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/picture/2016/3/Bacterial_infection_tuberculosis.red_cells_in_blue_background.AFB_3%2b_-_toeytoey_b32b49df7608432793064092cdd06996-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T10:11:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "31a99a11f7f3a2ca5f9f8f62f3840630",
            "title": "Magic Round Friday: Rabbitohs v Dolphins; Sharks outclass Dogs",
            "description": "Follow all the Magic Round action on NRL.com's live blog.",
            "content": "26 min: Max Plath takes off from first receiver 10 metres out and explodes through Sean Keppie to score the Dolphins' second try. Jamayne Isaako converts from in front. Dolphins 14-0\n25 min: Cameron Murray is placed on report for a dangerous tackle a... [10518 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nrl.com/news/2026/05/15/magic-round-friday-sharks-v-bulldogs-rabbitohs-v-dolphins/",
            "image": "https://www.nrl.com/siteassets/2026/nrl-season/round-11---magic-round/rabbitohs-v-dolphins/aitken_260515_gt_.jpg?center=0.361%2C0.535&preset=share",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T10:06:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6e9cb848877718eb091dd0195c10d23e",
                "name": "NRL.com",
                "url": "https://www.nrl.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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