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Australia News API
Get the live top headlines from Australia with our JSON API.
Get API key for the Australia News APIAPI 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": 254360,
"articles": [
{
"id": "8c40079650fe6ce4bc0d52b28bf93abf",
"title": "Melbourne Metro Tunnel LIVE updates: Commuters ready to board first trains to five new stations",
"description": "Melbourne’s long-awaited Metro Tunnel has finally opened, with routes commencing through new train stations Arden, Parkville, State Library, Town Hall and Anzac, drastically reducing travel time for commuters, especially in the west. Follow live blog news updates from opening day.",
"content": "The crowd has just ballooned at East Pakenham station.\nTurns out public transport enthusiasts like to catch the train, so hundreds of people have caught the train out to East Pakenham. After arriving at 8.37am, they are now lining up to go back the o... [2582 chars]",
"url": "https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-metro-tunnel-live-updates-commuters-ready-to-board-first-trains-to-five-new-stations-20251128-p5njaw.html",
"image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.5516%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_jpg/t_metro_live_no_age_social_wm/67982b5668ccf62df3c3c6724cef937f605c31bb647b9cde036e35890c552a9e",
"publishedAt": "2025-11-29T21:18:32Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
"name": "The Age",
"url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
}
},
{
"id": "b71fa2504f6e29cc6e91eb85a2ecb6a9",
"title": "Factory explosion blasts chemical tank into air, huge fireball erupts",
"description": "Firefighters are still battling the huge blaze after a monster explosion at a factory in St Marys.",
"content": "An explosion at a western Sydney factory sent flames 150 metres towards the sky and a chemical tank soaring into the air as firefighters confronted one of the area’s biggest fires in recent years.\nFire and Rescue NSW were called to the Kurrajong Rd w... [1155 chars]",
"url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/factory-explosion-blasts-chemical-tank-into-air-huge-fireball-erupts-20251130-p5njid.html",
"image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_800%2C$height_450/t_crop_auto/q_86%2Cf_auto/62de2b5966a63f8581e0f90265c86abcf4800bdf",
"publishedAt": "2025-11-29T21:16:19Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "65045958568caf3ea94d17e4238416e8",
"name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
"url": "https://www.smh.com.au"
}
},
{
"id": "8770cdae13d9bc27c71ec3d4ca90be12",
"title": "Meet Jann Rutherford, the blind pianist whose legacy still shapes the Australian jazz world",
"description": "From a small town in New Zealand to playing in Sydney’s jazz clubs, Jann Rutherford was a pioneer and role model for many. A memorial award ensures her legacy lives on.",
"content": "Jazz pianist Jann Rutherford was a pioneer and role model for many. But her accomplishments were often overshadowed by the fact she was blind from birth.\n\"She was a very skilled musician who could play anything in any key in any style,\" says Jordie H... [7398 chars]",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-30/legacy-of-blind-australian-jazz-pianist-jann-rutherford/106074174",
"image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/9616aeb77f6634e8cfcbc6cab0418702?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2812&cropW=4999&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
"publishedAt": "2025-11-29T21:00:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
"name": "abc.net.au",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
}
}
]
}