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": 357500,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1a1666db7fcbdc1e07c0f0ea2a533065",
            "title": "Michael Voss quits as Carlton coach after disastrous start to AFL season",
            "description": "Michael Voss has decided to quit as Carlton coach, with Josh Fraser expected to be appointed the Blues’ interim boss",
            "content": "Michael Voss has quit as Carlton coach following the Blues’ disastrous start to the AFL season. Out-of-contract at season’s end, Voss has decided to move on with the Blues 1-8 and effectively already out of finals contention.\nIt means his last game i... [1493 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/12/michael-voss-quits-carlton-coach-afl",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2924a5acf87d1fc4e24418781cc509301a4e5f5f/991_0_5152_4123/master/5152.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=276d64210c2dd19bf42905fa98273b41",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-11T22:41:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a1c6bf63948468615ab267bc89bc3025",
            "title": "BREAKING: Blues bombshell as embattled Voss quits, effective immediately",
            "description": "BREAKING: Blues bombshell as embattled Voss quits, effective immediately",
            "content": "Carlton coach Michael Voss has resigned, effective immediately.\nThat’s according to several reports early Tuesday morning.\nVoss’ decision comes after a tumultuous start to the final year of his contract, with the Blues winning just one of their first... [2593 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2026-michael-voss-quits-as-carlton-blues-coach-latest-news/news-story/5bf136b48b30cbe228c240b51cefa4a5",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/ebf4bf9e1bb15a6121d069ac1ecd7a2b",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-11T21:56:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4dff6eec49aed8ad858c020da892bcf1",
                "name": "Fox Sports",
                "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6039cb1d28461618aff99c9bdd4eae5f",
            "title": "Markets live updates: ASX set to rise as Wall Street edges higher, federal budget ahead",
            "description": "Australian shares are set to open slightly higher after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed at record highs despite another setback in efforts to end the US-Iran war. Follow the ABC News live markets blog.",
            "content": "Market Snapshot\nL\nBy Lin Lin\nASX 200 Futures: +0.1% to 8,734 points\nAustralian dollar: steady at 72.4 US cents\nDow Jones: +0.2% to 49,704 points\nS & P 500: +0.15% to 7,410 points\nNasdaq: +0.3% to 29,320 points\nFTSE: +0.4% to 10,269 points\nEuroStoxx: ... [4660 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/asx-markets-business-news-live-updates-budget-day/106653134",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/6871ec692ab78a7f74a484f9a9dff845?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=547&cropW=973&xPos=0&yPos=82&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-11T21:50:12Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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