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": 342668,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "05b811fe935d12ec3201676d4ca1bd18",
            "title": "Melbourne news: Man arrested after on",
            "description": "The male paramedic was outside a cafe on Broadway in Reservoir around 11am when a man got out of a small, r...",
            "content": "A man has been arrested after a paramedic was stabbed in the neck and slashed in the face while getting a coffee this morning.\nThe male paramedic was on the job, waiting for a coffee outside a cafe on Broadway in Reservoir around 11am when a man got ... [1077 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-reservoir-paramedic-stabbing/ffdbd01e-0e7a-4812-a894-e0f249633ec2",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/TtEqNVQ9itqShPyctoF0t1Qu7E8=/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Ff26e7274-998a-4f3b-b53d-d97e778f0d4f",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-30T04:51:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
                "name": "9News",
                "url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ffbb77a50222698044f25514962c8bed",
            "title": "Body found in search for missing Aboriginal girl in Alice Springs",
            "description": "Police say a body, believed to be that of the missing five-year-old, was found by search and rescue teams on Thursday, 5km from where she was last seen alive",
            "content": "Police have found the body of a child believed to be that of a missing five-year-old girl.\nThe Northern Territory police commissioner, Martin Dole, told reporters the tragic discovery was made just before midday local time on Thursday.\n“Just before m... [4377 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/30/body-found-in-search-for-missing-aboriginal-girl-sharon-granites-ntwnfb",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6c8d2e7e651397864c41ecf17f215a83a7de7bfd/476_0_4200_3360/master/4200.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=a1cc264ea7c8ec3fe65d729fe5973a75",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-30T04:34:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bb059d593594fbd6b554fb8c7e0f6b7e",
            "title": "Parents of two children killed in Bowen Mountain house fire thank first responders and community",
            "description": "A statement shared by the parents of two children killed in a Bowen Mountain house fire say their \"family's world has been forever changed\".",
            "content": "In short:\nThe parents of two children killed in a Bowen Mountain house fire have released a statement.\nTen-year-old Myla Summer-Lea Hughes and three-year-old River William Higgins are being remembered by loved ones as \"precious\".\nInvestigations are c... [1944 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-30/statement-from-parents-of-kids-killed-bowen-mountain-house-fire/106622140",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/fb9e95be0321b97ec887484f06fcfa47?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=450&cropW=800&xPos=0&yPos=45&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-30T04:27:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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