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": 355556,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "faff2bd403e4d0fad6bdb3f9c57258ab",
            "title": "NRL live updates: Bulldogs vs Cowboys, Dolphins vs Storm - blog, scores and stats",
            "description": "The Melbourne Storm have lost their last six NRL matches and must avoid defeat in Brisbane against the Dolphins or register the club's worst losing streak. Follow live.",
            "content": "Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has thrown his support behind his good friend Craig Bellamy after the Melbourne mentor was diagnosed with an unspecified neurological degenerative condition.\nBellamy will remain as the Storm coach for the immediate future ... [2472 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-01/nrl-live-updates-bulldogs-cowboys-dolphins-storm/106628550",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/cd69212ee4b4da24d98bb4876560353a?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=260&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-01T06:58:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cb125a31f68d94ce48f725a7dca14ed2",
            "title": "Police say they will charge people with unrest in Alice Springs after arrest over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby",
            "description": "Five-year-old’s grandfather and senior Warlpiri elder appeals for calm, saying: ‘It is time now for sorry business’",
            "content": "Northern Territory police say one person is facing charges and more are expected to be over unrest in Alice Springs after the arrest of a man in connection with the death of five-year-old girl.\nThe grandfather of Kumanjayi Little Baby, whose body was... [5534 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/01/alice-springs-arrest-death-kumanjayi-little-baby-ntwnfb",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a3c46ece329b99676b959e4818d16c970292cfa1/487_0_7920_6336/master/7920.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=a95d8c1dcdf17a01172f50984d9f0835",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-01T06:14:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0275dea378e69d15ad97ce35885741b2",
            "title": "'They don't think about screen content as an asset class': How the industry can attract more private investment",
            "description": "Australia is set for a $3.5-$5.4 trillion wealth transfer over the next two decades, with a new generation of investors prioritising social impact alongside returns. If the screen industry wants to tap into that, it needs to get better at selling itself, according to a panel at Screen Forever.",
            "content": "Across the next two decades, Australia is poised to see the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in its history, with an estimated $3.5-$5.4 trillion to pass from Baby Boomers to younger generations. This new cohort is more likely to direct that... [289 chars]",
            "url": "https://if.com.au/they-dont-think-about-screen-content-as-an-asset-class-how-the-industry-can-attract-more-private-investment/",
            "image": "https://if.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Private-Investment-Risk-Return-Reality-1.jpg?resize=1200,630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-01T06:11:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8029ad4f86c531647dc35a38e3521689",
                "name": "IF Magazine",
                "url": "https://if.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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