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Australia News API

Get the live top headlines from Australia with our JSON API.

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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": 331530,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b9d81c8650067caacfa4e08b47d52eea",
            "title": "Hezbollah launches rockets at Israel - as it happened",
            "description": "This live blog has now closed",
            "content": "Key events\nShow key events only\nPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature\nThis live blog has now closed. Our coverage of the Middle East crisis continues here.\nShare\nUnderlining Iran’s continued control of the Strait of Hormuz, a Botswana-flagged... [16787 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/09/iran-war-ceasefire-live-strait-of-hormuz-israel-strikes-middle-east-crisis-latest-news?page=with:block-69d84c3f8f08a86a0e562e90",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/01d6755aad8833a829337cc864420a62f6603125/293_0_2627_2102/master/2627.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=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctbGl2ZS5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=0435221bb2c5931d5bca78c4d5b67d79",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T02:34:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cb2149f4034786aff41205c948f83256",
            "title": "Man charged after $1.1 million of diesel fuel allegedly stolen from unmanned Queensland depots over 12 months",
            "description": "Police will allege a 48-year-old man used stolen fuel cards to obtain the diesel from unmanned depots over a 12-month period.",
            "content": "In short:\nA man has been charged with seven offences relating to the alleged theft of $1.1 million worth of fuel in south-east Queensland.\nA search of a property at Greenbank in March recovered stolen property and a homemade taser, police said in a s... [1480 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-10/qld-diesel-fuel-theft-charges/106550326",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/9db80a4d549aa1a0ee7f325716c4b461?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=270&cropW=480&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T01:50:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6078fd04fd9ad4464dc4cc51213edc73",
            "title": "Middle East crisis live: Iran war ceasefire does not cover Lebanon, Netanyahu says; Hezbollah launches rockets at Israel",
            "description": "Israeli prime minister’s remarks come shortly after Trump told US media he had asked Netanyahu to be more ‘low-key’ amid shaky Iran ceasefire",
            "content": "From 7h ago\nNetanyahu says 'no ceasefire in Lebanon'\n“I wish to inform you: There is no ceasefire in Lebanon,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis in a short video address posted on X. He said Israel was “continuing to strike Hezbollah wi... [15628 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/09/iran-war-ceasefire-live-strait-of-hormuz-israel-strikes-middle-east-crisis-latest-news?page=with:block-69d84d5f8f08dd48307735cb",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/01d6755aad8833a829337cc864420a62f6603125/293_0_2627_2102/master/2627.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=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctbGl2ZS5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=0435221bb2c5931d5bca78c4d5b67d79",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T01:35:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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