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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": 249934,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "476c4480d91223c76e0579ea4699eff3",
            "title": "FIFA World Cup 2026 draw LIVE updates: Socceroos to learn opponents",
            "description": "Will Australia be drawn in a group of death or get a smoother ride at next year’s tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico? They will soon find out in Washington DC.",
            "content": "It’s way too early to do this, but note the following:\nThe winner of Group D will face a third-placed team from Group B, E, F, I or J in the round of 32\nThe runners-up in Group D will face the runners-up from Group G (Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealan... [2205 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/fifa-world-cup-2026-draw-live-updates-socceroos-to-learn-opponents-20251205-p5nl3g.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.4389%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_jpg/t_metro_live_no_age_social_wm/14b19c6694826e08ff445a1422da92bb9676aa0f3e8f3a3b46e49bc6926b2a2f",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-05T19:26:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9baef17ad7db3ccee8202ec011ce95ae",
            "title": "Adrift like Shackleton: Robot float survives Antarctic ice",
            "description": "The Argo float disappeared under the ice and survived to send back the first-ever ocean transect beneath an East Antarctic ice shelf.",
            "content": "6 December 2025 News Release\nA robotic float has measured the temperature and salinity from parts of the ocean never sampled before — underneath massive floating ice shelves in East Antarctica.\nFor two-and-a-half years, an Argo float equipped with oc... [5196 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/News/2025/December/Robot-float-survives-Antarctic-ice",
            "image": "https://www.csiro.au/-/media/News-releases/2025/December/Argo-floats-glacier-results/20250318-Denman-Glacier-3-Pete-Harmsen-AAD.jpg?mw=1200&hash=7FFEEA53A2F58F7D78C4EA7C7F2C7F08",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-05T19:12:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ac5a18afc7c3dea4f76c9639d7cdd697",
                "name": "CSIRO",
                "url": "https://www.csiro.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a670eb4bf9aa8139464a5d649372d103",
            "title": "Modern pollutants and ancient genetic variants could explain why some women develop endometriosis",
            "description": "A new study suggests that certain genetic differences, passed down from ancient human ancestors, and exposure to common present-day chemicals could explain why some women are more likely to develop endometriosis.",
            "content": "A new study suggests that certain genetic differences, passed down from ancient human ancestors, and exposure to common present-day chemicals could explain why some women are more likely to develop endometriosis.\nThe research, published in the Europe... [3112 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20251205/Modern-pollutants-and-ancient-genetic-variants-could-explain-why-some-women-develop-endometriosis.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/images/tags/TagImage-536-458490641214699061146-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-05T18:56:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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