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": 359704,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b497777985c3afe1a3262d4a58a6da95",
            "title": "The tax reform coming for Birkin bags, fancy watches and crypto",
            "description": "Tuesday’s budget will change the capital gains tax. While most people are focused on property and shares, the tax applies to more exotic assets.",
            "content": "Updated May 10, 2026 — 3:25pm,first published 1:55pm\nYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.\nRemove items from your saved list to add more.\nInvestors with money in everything from cryptocurrencies to wine and even high-end handbags could... [4644 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/the-tax-reform-coming-for-birkin-bags-fancy-watches-and-crypto-20260510-p5zvdm.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.1326%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/3ebbd44726c6d3fd291583930999de8d8e7f4e73",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-10T05:25:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "519f67e2d67a92e754de59b198b23718",
            "title": "Scientists stunned as volcano cloud destroys methane in the atmosphere",
            "description": "A colossal underwater volcano in the South Pacific may have revealed a surprising new weapon against climate change. After the 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai, scientists detected enormous amounts of formaldehyde in the atmosphere — a telltale sign that methane, one of the planet’s most powerful greenhouse gases, was being destroyed. Researchers now believe volcanic ash mixed with salty seawater and sunlight created reactive chlorine particles that effectively “cleaned up” some of the methane released by the eruption itself.",
            "content": "Using satellite observations, scientists detected unusually high levels of formaldehyde inside the enormous volcanic plume created by the eruption. That discovery immediately caught their attention because formaldehyde is produced when methane breaks... [5186 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260509210640.htm",
            "image": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/1920/hunga-tonga-hunga-haapai-eruption.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-10T05:02:53Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "81a05fd2712964dbdb32b1c6a27646fd",
                "name": "ScienceDaily",
                "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "33f8e3c6662fdd3976a95e2cb5eba893",
            "title": "Nationals MP Colin Boyce says he’s considering move to One Nation after ‘wake-up call’ in Farrer byelection",
            "description": "Exclusive: Queensland MP says ‘I think everybody should be thinking about their political future’ after devastating result for Coalition",
            "content": "Nationals MP Colin Boyce is considering shifting to One Nation after the Farrer byelection saw the Coalition’s vote tank to about 20% of the primary vote.\nSpeaking to the Guardian in Albury after One Nation recorded its historic victory in the House ... [3263 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/10/nationals-mp-colin-boyce-says-hes-considering-move-to-one-nation-after-wake-up-call-in-farrer-byelection",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2575a700acf3b9865e22ebda99bc9fce7a5a90d3/688_0_6880_5504/master/6880.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=5c26c1ca5e6fc952e567475c77b980a8",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-10T04:23:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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