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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": 266256,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d976b5e35ca80ce775947a9f3227240b",
            "title": "King Charles pays homage to acts of 'spontaneous bravery' in Christmas Day message",
            "description": "King Charles III pays homage to those who confronted terror at the Bondi Beach massacre, acknowledging their \"spontaneous acts of bravery\" in his annual Christmas message.",
            "content": "King Charles III has used his annual Christmas message to acknowledge community members who have demonstrated \"spontaneous bravery\" in times of peril.\nDelivering the address on Thursday, his fourth as monarch, the king said the many stories of the \"t... [3388 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-26/king-charles-pays-homage-to-bondi-bravery-in-christmas-message/106176872",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/927a0cd17ba45d0a4e76f3832be326fd?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1969&cropW=3500&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-25T15:02:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e0ab98d6c1355a752014414d126c4ff2",
            "title": "Astronauts beam home Christmas wishes from International Space Station: 'I think we may be orbiting a little higher than Santa' (video)",
            "description": "They won't be home for Christmas, but astronauts in space are finding their own way to make the season bright.",
            "content": "They may not be home for Christmas, but astronauts in space are finding their own way to make the season bright. They've even hung their space stockings by the airlock with care.\nFour astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are sending th... [3549 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/astronauts-beam-home-christmas-wishes-from-international-space-station-i-think-we-may-be-orbiting-a-little-higher-than-santa-video",
            "image": "https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MrBscS8SWzHm8bFkTHnodj-1920-80.png",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-25T12:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "024dd4370bda9e6e6791231c2a935d20",
                "name": "Space",
                "url": "https://www.space.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "eb5009bb859ccadf18f8fb89ebc1f58b",
            "title": "Reindeer Eyes Do Something Incredible When Winter Comes",
            "description": "Reindeers may not have noses that glow red in the night, but they do have a marvelous body part that changes color in winter darkness.",
            "content": "Reindeers may not have noses that glow red in the night, but they do have a marvelous body part that changes color in winter darkness.\nIn 2013, scientists discovered that reindeer eyes change hues with the seasons, reflecting the color of the Arctic ... [3309 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com/reindeer-eyes-do-something-incredible-when-winter-comes",
            "image": "https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/ArcticReindeerEye.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-25T11:02:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "76a2943c768c5c3be7d790e609b40403",
                "name": "ScienceAlert",
                "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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