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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": 298814,
"articles": [
{
"id": "3e82c4f245f5e0526e79eb926954fa3f",
"title": "Danish Sheikh on Queer Love, Courtrooms and Creative Freedom",
"description": "Passion, ghosting and heartbreak— all part of Danish Sheikh's intimate yet toxic relationship with the law. The lawyer-activist and theatre-maker is now deep in his creative era after witnessing how judicial systems have both turned their back on and embraced LGBTQIA+ communities. From navigating Section 377 in India to celebrating his sexuality in the streets of Melbourne, Danish shares with Suhayla Sharif how his experiences have formed his understanding of acceptance. They also unpack how authentic stories and Taylor Swift helped shape his show 'Much to do with Law, but More to do with Love' at Midsumma Festival 2026. Listen now, only on SBS Spice.",
"content": "Lawyer-activist and theatre-maker Danish Sheikh explores with SBS Spice how queer courtroom stories translate onstage. Tap the audio player to listen now.\nPassion, ghosting and heartbreak— all part of Danish Sheikh's intimate yet toxic relationship w... [1263 chars]",
"url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcast-episode/danish-sheikh-on-queer-love-courtrooms-and-creative-freedom/p1ga9cx1w",
"image": "https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/d66b1f3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F05%2F99%2F96c5136347c3ba72e4f2efea2bd3%2Fsbs-spice-danish-sheikh-pod.png",
"publishedAt": "2026-01-29T03:05:29Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "8a357287e7a54449c2cf5b80793a74a5",
"name": "SBS Australia",
"url": "https://www.sbs.com.au"
}
},
{
"id": "87c131cc2b6af616f59b74f7a9697952",
"title": "Peake performance sends Aussies into U19 semis",
"description": "Australia are now guaranteed to win their Super Six group and will play next week's semi-final in...",
"content": "After making quite a name for himself in the Big Bash, rising Australian star OIlie Peake has now steered his national teenage team into the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup with a captain's century against the West Indies in Zimbabwe.\nGeelong p... [6180 chars]",
"url": "https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4440976/oliver-peake-performance-sends-australia-into-icc-u19-world-cup-2026-semi-finals",
"image": "https://resources.cricket-australia.pulselive.com/cricket-australia/photo/2026/01/28/0d9677f8-b3fb-47a5-a7c4-ebf17fc43852/260129_PEAKE.png",
"publishedAt": "2026-01-29T03:00:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "9522074746a59fd577de946aba66e5bb",
"name": "cricket.com.au",
"url": "https://www.cricket.com.au"
}
},
{
"id": "91dd2c3b3789cd68478ee806b8fce544",
"title": "Man escapes injury after major boat fire on Victoria's Port Phillip Bay",
"description": "Large plumes of black smoke could be seen from the shore where the boat caught flames around 6km west of C...",
"content": "A man has escaped injury after his boat became engulfed in flames in Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay and sank.\nLarge plumes of black smoke could be seen from the shore where the boat went up in flames off Chelsea Beach, in Melbourne's south-east, around... [637 chars]",
"url": "https://www.9news.com.au/national/boat-sinks-into-port-phillip-bay-after-major-fire-carrum/3fb9caa4-55f6-4d12-bc64-d47b89cf19bf",
"image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/hIAGChbKMyrxd7yyxwBkVMwqWLE=/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F61de91d0-4278-4a83-b2e8-07f5c31673a0",
"publishedAt": "2026-01-29T02:38:52Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
"name": "9News.com.au",
"url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
}
}
]
}