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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": 325440,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1149e7554ced49dc632c60f4ac860858",
            "title": "From analogue to AI: Half a century of electron microscopy innovation at VIDRL",
            "description": "Discover how Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory has transformed electron microscopy over 50 years, moving from analogue imaging to AI‑enabled scientific discovery.",
            "content": "The Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL) at the Doherty Institute is celebrating 50 years of electron microscopy (EM), marking half a century of scientific discovery that has helped detect and characterise novel and emerging pat... [5006 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.doherty.edu.au/articles/from-analogue-to-ai-half-a-century-of-electron-microscopy-innovation-at-vidrl/",
            "image": "https://www.doherty.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2005_Rotavirus__in_clinical_sample_Negative_Stain_False_Colour-scaled.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T02:15:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fda04b87efc8898d4d3fe5eeaea81b3b",
                "name": "Doherty Institute",
                "url": "https://www.doherty.edu.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6b4695ef96b8708ba5b4dc037daee84a",
            "title": "The truth behind why Trump’s name won’t be heard at Oscars",
            "description": "Conan O’Brien is back on the Oscars stage, and he’s making one thing clear — the jokes will hit hard but stay smart.",
            "content": "Conan O’Brien is back on the Oscars stage, and he’s making one thing clear — the jokes will hit hard but stay smart.\nThe longtime late-night host told reporters that walking the Oscars’ comedic tightrope is no small feat, but he has a plan.\n“Hosting ... [1717 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/oscars/the-truth-behind-why-trumps-name-wont-be-heard-at-oscars/news-story/d28be10a48f44e1cafec3a4b23016bbf",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/93a67871c0ca0fe4a77cd661da585fdf",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T01:50:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fb80671fb5d2de16a7e1a267ced6d12a",
                "name": "News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b840df88d1043c895a479475781868ba",
            "title": "Billy Crystal pays tribute to Rob Reiner at the Oscars",
            "description": "The star of When Harry Met Sally, one of Reiner’s most enduring movies, honoured the late director and his wife",
            "content": "Billy Crystal, the star of When Harry Met Sally, one of Rob Reiner’s most enduring movies, has paid emotional tribute to the late director and his wife, Michele, at the Academy Awards in Hollywood.\nCrystal, whose friendship with Reiner formed much of... [3599 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/16/billy-crystal-pays-tribute-to-rob-reiner-at-the-oscars",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b88c595fbc6458782688ae45eceb6e2c041576ad/328_0_3653_2922/master/3653.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=feef8159171760425082d2f3089936c2",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T01:14:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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