
Australia News API
Get the live top headlines from Australia with our JSON API.
Get API key for the Australia News APIAPI 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": 90462, "articles": [ { "title": "State has increase in measles cases in 2025", "description": "NSW is set to exceed last year’s total case numbers of the infectious disease within the first four months of 2025.", "content": "Health authorities have urged the public to check their immunisation records as the number of measles cases in the state is expected to exceed last year’s total by the end of this month.\nThere have been 17 measles cases recorded in NSW this year comp... [409 chars]", "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/public-urged-to-check-vaccine-records-as-measles-numbers-rise-20250402-p5lohj.html", "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.5516%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_21/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/t_smh_no_label_no_age_social_wm/3e23b260c42b77d97f199782431a9103d86ef750", "publishedAt": "2025-04-02T04:36:50Z", "source": { "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald", "url": "https://www.smh.com.au" } }, { "title": "As Trump's sweeping tariffs loom, here's what US trade looks like and where Australia fits", "description": "US President Donald Trump is set to unveil a new round of sweeping tariffs today. Here's which countries do the most trade with America, how they could be impacted and where Australia fits.", "content": "US President Donald Trump is set to unveil a new round of tariffs, as part of what he is calling 'Liberation Day' for his country's economy.\nWith the Trump factor in play, anything is possible, from double-downs to backdowns. The end result could be ... [7238 chars]", "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-02/united-states-trade-deficits-surplus-australia-trump-tariff/105121634", "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/b9b91ec8197896887ca82ddab90946de?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1688&cropW=3000&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic", "publishedAt": "2025-04-02T04:07:30Z", "source": { "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation", "url": "https://www.abc.net.au" } }, { "title": "Hollywood leading man, star of Batman Forever and Top Gun films, dies at age 65", "description": "Top Gun and Batman Forever star Val Kilmer has died at age 65. The Hollywood star, who was diagnosed with ...", "content": "Top Gun and Batman Forever star Val Kilmer has died at age 65.\nThe Hollywood star, who was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, has died from pneumonia in Los Angeles, his daughter Mercedes told The New York Times .\nKilmer's final movie appearance ... [1761 chars]", "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/world/val-kilmer-death-batman-actor-dies-aged-65/f11eaf7b-9584-4302-8b81-c0eda8c1898f", "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/C1Ax1K_cjvIcC8xPQT3tgwl__fQ=/0x83:1396x869/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fffcd9acd-8ac8-4f96-abe3-ed524757b8f4", "publishedAt": "2025-04-02T04:06:28Z", "source": { "name": "9News.com.au", "url": "https://www.9news.com.au" } } ] }