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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 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": 329312,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ca226e59b188f6909d5c16f19950db2d",
            "title": "Selfish Sperm Hijack Genes, Eliminating Rivals",
            "description": "A new University of Utah-led study has discovered the mechanism behind a decades-old evolutionary mystery-how \"selfish chromosomes\" cheat the rules of",
            "content": "A new University of Utah-led study has discovered the mechanism behind a decades-old evolutionary mystery-how \"selfish chromosomes\" cheat the rules of genetic inheritance. The researchers found that rogue chromosomes hijack the Overdrive (Ovd) gene t... [5142 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/selfish-sperm-hijack-genes-eliminating-rivals-1635449/",
            "image": "https://d26toa8f6ahusa.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/11152720/ViewingSeminalVesicles.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T22:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4b40b6f99e0be7e1e0882aaf9e251b4f",
            "title": "US, Israel attack Iran LIVE updates: Ships in Strait of Hormuz in crosshairs of Iran conflict; Middle East conflict threatens humanitarian supplies worldwide, UN warns; Historic move to limit petrol p",
            "description": "Iranian attacks against commercial ships, including a Thai cargo ship set ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz, a...",
            "content": "Welcome to our coverage of the ongoing crisis playing out across the Middle East.\nThe US campaign of airstrikes in Iran is now in its 12th day with no end in sight after hitting more than 5500 targets .\nIran's attacks against commercial ships, includ... [576 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-live-updates-march-12-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headline/79946bbf-76ad-4c59-bebb-6a2a092ad4e9",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/XNzNUMjE76De2Nl4y8ojfmnH7AA=/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F6675476c-b3bb-4bac-8808-0f78100681b1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T19:55:39Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
                "name": "9News",
                "url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b7aa1ef60563c2aac6aa0ef47455f91f",
            "title": "Evacuation warning issued as Chinchilla prepares for flood peak and Bundaberg counts cost",
            "description": "Residents in Chinchilla and parts of central Queensland brace for the worst as floodwater continues to rise, despite conditions easing towards the coast.",
            "content": "Authorities have issued an emergency warning for Chinchilla, with major flooding expected in Charleys Creek today.\nResidents in the low lying areas of the Western Downs town, about 300 kilometres west of Brisbane, have been told to secure their belon... [3896 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-12/major-flooding-of-burnett-river-inundates-bundaberg-homes/106441298",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/ecbea2a5f9064be96c6a3eb446439ad5?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2268&cropW=4032&xPos=0&yPos=378&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T19:45:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "ABC News",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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