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": 336294,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f085eb740a2921eaeafca30a8069c921",
            "title": "Detecting eating disorders and exploring treatment pathways",
            "description": "Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses affecting over 1.1 million people in Australia every year. Medical practitioners play an important role in the treatment team, and knowing where to refer patients for more intensive care is vital. In Australia, more than 1.1 million people experience an eating disorder in any given year. Eating disorders are …",
            "content": "Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses affecting over 1.1 million people in Australia every year. Medical practitioners play an important role in the treatment team, and knowing where to refer patients for more intensive care is vital.\nIn Aust... [8306 chars]",
            "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/15/detecting-eating-disorders-and-exploring-treatment-pathways/",
            "image": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lead-image-2026-04-16T102138.855.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T14:18:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "74b3be1e44ce1f9603e4ee104bd718d7",
                "name": "The Medical Journal of Australia",
                "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c215f94dc5e8f32e504d5b77793746b5",
            "title": "Walkable towns help regional Australians exercise 75 minutes more each week",
            "description": "Share via: Facebook X (Twitter) AMID soaring fuel prices which are prompting Australians to explore alternative transport options, a new study highlights the health benefits of walkable neighbourhoods. New research shows that regional residents living in walkable towns and centres walk 75 minutes more each week, prompting calls for Governments to invest more in well-connected, […]",
            "content": "Share via:\nAMID soaring fuel prices which are prompting Australians to explore alternative transport options, a new study highlights the health benefits of walkable neighbourhoods.\nNew research shows that regional residents living in walkable towns a... [3976 chars]",
            "url": "https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/walkable-towns-help-regional-australians-exercise-75-minutes-more-each-week",
            "image": "https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NEWS_WALKABLE-TOWN.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T13:42:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90853b0517b4d1114b2d3374c6db4860",
                "name": "Coffs Coast News Of The Area",
                "url": "https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8476029d00e48343245bbde72958a3f0",
            "title": "The Australian",
            "description": "No Cookies | The Australian",
            "content": "Please note that by blocking any or all cookies you may not have access to certain features, content or personalization. For more information see our Cookie Policy.\nTo enable cookies, follow the instructions for your browser below.\nFacebook App: Open... [1735 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nocookies?a=A.flavipes",
            "image": "https://www.theaustralian.com.au/wp-content/themes/newscorpau-news-dna/dist/images/fallback/fallback-theaustralian-169.svg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T11:40:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "30b44acf8108f4e5e172e6a0ef2da1cf",
                "name": "The Australian",
                "url": "https://www.theaustralian.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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