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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": 323458,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "74a29fabe9505845be6217baf838bef8",
            "title": "Aussies to prove their age to access these online sites and services",
            "description": "Australians will have to prove their age to access pornographic websites, R-rated video games and explicit...",
            "content": "Australians will have to prove their age to access pornographic websites, R-rated video games and explicit chatbots when landmark rules come into effect on Monday.\nUnder the new age-restricted material codes, search engines, social media platforms, w... [2102 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/national/esafety-commission-age-restriction-codes-aussies-to-prove-their-age/f6e14c62-4e3d-4c13-b53b-bcbc2413d254",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/6VS-8PPnGFL9MnYpwCvVbmVhpzs=/0x110:2120x1303/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fe7369575-f870-473c-8f24-555430302b86",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-06T22:27:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
                "name": "9News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d11c6cfa010e3aac824a61258979a541",
            "title": "Ethanol-Boosted Catalyst Enhances NOx Removal Efficiency",
            "description": "A research team has developed a new strategy to improve catalysts used to remove nitrogen oxides from industrial emissions. By using ethanol during",
            "content": "A research team has developed a new strategy to improve catalysts used to remove nitrogen oxides from industrial emissions. By using ethanol during catalyst preparation, the scientists significantly enhanced the performance of manganese based carbon ... [4956 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/ethanol-boosted-catalyst-enhances-nox-removal-1632941/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=images.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1532619675605-1ede6c2ed2b0%3Fixlib%3Drb-4.0.3%26amp%3Bixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8%26amp%3Bauto%3Dformat%26amp%3Bfit%3Dcrop%26amp%3Bw%3D1170%26amp%3Bq%3D80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-06T22:25:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "80d19afbb6515ab4b8d7c2d65a65a42f",
            "title": "Research Unveils Soil Erosion's Impact on Nitrogen Cycle",
            "description": "Soil erosion is widely known for degrading land and reducing agricultural productivity. But new research shows it may also play a far more complex and",
            "content": "Soil erosion is widely known for degrading land and reducing agricultural productivity. But new research shows it may also play a far more complex and important role in regulating the global nitrogen cycle, a fundamental process that supports plant g... [4459 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/research-unveils-soil-erosions-impact-on-1632937/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=images.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1615309661755-816dcd80bcd3%3Fixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8%26amp%3Bixlib%3Drb-1.2.1%26amp%3Bauto%3Dformat%26amp%3Bfit%3Dcrop%26amp%3Bw%3D750%26amp%3Bq%3D80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-06T22:24:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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