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": 341672,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "45f94491a355b3afcaf5595a2cd2e462",
            "title": "Beverly Murray's twin grandchildren inspired her to quite smoking",
            "description": "Beverly Murray, 70, shares how her twin grandchildren motivated her to quit smoking after years. Discover health impacts and her advice for others.",
            "content": "Beverly Murray says her grandchildren motivated her to quit smoking. Picture supplied\nThe birth of Beverly Murray's twin grandchildren changed her life.\nSubscribe now for unlimited access.\nor signup to continue reading\nSave 30%\nAll articles from our ... [5033 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/9235191/beverly-murrays-twin-grandchildren-inspired-her-to-quite-smoking/",
            "image": "https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/247767537/baaf9e98-ddbc-45af-a368-d4d4883ff802.jpg/r0_337_2630_1718_w1200_h630_fmax.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-03T20:02:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0be2053e18bf2ea3d1735d9686023c18",
                "name": "The Daily Advertiser",
                "url": "https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6c02fec676a5a833ba12fcd79bafa601",
            "title": "Three passengers dead after suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship",
            "description": "Further three people taken ill, including 69-year-old Briton reported to be in intensive care in South Africa",
            "content": "Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic.\nOne case of hantavirus infection had been confirmed and there were five additional suspected cases, the World Health Organization told Agence Franc... [2882 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/03/three-passengers-dead-after-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c12f04f9fd624d5847af80c3516ba548b87ca966/1186_747_1832_1466/master/1832.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=21c4e5033f2830ac58583aecb0a75b75",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-03T19:52:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9c2828dc4073d07dd7a9929ef5bbd046",
            "title": "Townsville Bulletin",
            "description": "No Cookies | Townsville Bulletin",
            "content": "To use this website, cookies must be enabled in your browser. To enable cookies, follow the instructions for your browser below.\nFacebook App: Open links in External Browser\nThere is a specific issue with the Facebook in-app browser intermittently ma... [1284 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/nocookies?a=A.flavipes",
            "image": "https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/wp-content/themes/newscorpau-news-dna/dist/images/fallback/fallback-townsvillebulletin-169.svg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-03T19:20:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3a3c4ecca217c2193b29d42f9ad53818",
                "name": "Townsville Bulletin",
                "url": "https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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