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": 350158,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0f51c67f1cdd35c99541f4ccb5a9d563",
            "title": "Australia news live: Angus Taylor says booing on Anzac Day ‘shouldn’t happen’ but welcome to country ‘overused’; Victoria announces 20% car rego rebate",
            "description": "Follow the day’s news live",
            "content": "From 3h ago\nCoalition preferencing One Nation in Farrer to stop 'teal policies', Angus Taylor says\nThe opposition leader, Angus Taylor, says the Coalition has directed its preferences to One Nation ahead of the independent in the Farrer byelection to... [16585 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/apr/26/australia-news-live-victoria-car-registration-rebate-cost-of-living-fuel-crisis-anzac-angus-taylor-albanese-chris-bowen-labor-liberal-ntwnfb",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/50945f8142b82f2488335d333229ef9612798360/687_0_6088_4871/master/6088.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=7da9173070b95894fe13d6bc2c267802",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T01:34:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c09a933c2be71b3a8bebefa44b8178c2",
            "title": "Donald Trump evacuated from White House correspondents' dinner after security incident",
            "description": "US President Donald Trump is evacuated from the White House correspondents' dinner after a security incident.",
            "content": "US President Donald Trump says a shooter has been apprehended after a security incident forced his evacuation from the White House correspondents' dinner in Washington.\nGuests had been seated for a short time when Secret Service flooded the room and ... [1219 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-26/donald-trump-evacuated-from-white-house-correspondents-dinner/106607710",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/8fd65041b14bb4da21d9158d460242cc?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=319&cropW=567&xPos=5&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T00:51:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "031fca7e2aebc691cbcfe2c0ec19a9fa",
            "title": "Angus Taylor avoids backing ASIO amid moves by ISIS",
            "description": "Government action needs to be taken to prevent a group of Australian families with links to former ISIS fighters from re-entering the country, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says.",
            "content": "Government action needs to be taken to prevent a group of Australian families with links to former ISIS fighters from re-entering the country, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says.\nFour women and their nine children and grandchildren left a Syrian ref... [2810 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-26/angus-taylor-migration-isis-families-syria/106607520",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/df079a9fef4d984d5f8f99cf7e0aebeb?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T00:33:50Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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