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": 341408,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5b4176f6801f01f4d829fe99835e8a8f",
            "title": "Italian Researchers Driving Breakthroughs in Dementia and Stroke",
            "description": "Italian researchers at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) are helping drive major advances in neuroscience, with work that spans brain development, neuronal repair, dementia and stroke. Their research is strengthening Queensland’s reputation as a centre for world-class brain science and contributing to discoveries with global health significance. Among the leading figures is Professor Massimo Hilliard,",
            "content": "Italian researchers at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) are helping drive major advances in neuroscience, with work that spans brain development, neuronal repair, dementia and stroke. Their research is strengthening Queensland’s reputation as a c... [4097 chars]",
            "url": "https://alloranews.com/allitaliana/italian-researchers-driving-breakthroughs-in-dementia-and-stroke/",
            "image": "https://alloranews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-23-at-5.52.44-pm.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T07:53:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f81793b7a75469ec9e4bbda4101ae2b7",
                "name": "Allora! Italian Australian News",
                "url": "https://alloranews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "abae3114b6ff1dbe416a0a89207dc648",
            "title": "Grapevine berry inner necrosis virus officially detected for first time in multiple Australian states",
            "description": "A grapevine virus known in China and Japan that affects plant growth and productivity has been detected in Australia for the first time in Victorian, Queensland and South Australian table grapes.",
            "content": "Grapevine berry inner necrosis virus (GINV) has been officially detected in Australia for the first time in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia's Riverland, but some growers say it has been a problem for years.\nThe virus can restrict growth of a... [4148 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-23/ginv-detected-in-australian-grapes/106596428",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/d30eacd389feba82e8c1f729c93c5a62?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=260&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T07:37:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a0566a1a7a7eb16a0c3957118c4e1059",
            "title": "David Malouf, esteemed Australian author, poet, essayist and librettist, dies aged 92",
            "description": "Erudite and urbane, Malouf — perhaps most famous for his portrait of mid-century Brisbane in his 1975 novel Johnno — will be fondly remembered for his immeasurable contribution to Australian letters.",
            "content": "Award-winning Australian author, poet, essayist and librettist David Malouf — perhaps most famous for his portrait of mid-century Brisbane in his 1975 debut novel Johnno — has died at age 92.\nOnce touted as a candidate for the Nobel Prize, Malouf was... [7416 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-23/obituary-david-malouf-australian-author-poet-dies/105490366",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/b01b43c7b670a3a420dd46c8d301903d?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1528&cropW=2713&xPos=0&yPos=405&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T07:26:34Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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