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": 357298,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "744a0357beff4555805f529ccecf5b03",
            "title": "Scuba Tourism's Hidden Toll on Coral Reefs",
            "description": "Research at the University of Sydney has found that scuba-diving tourism – widely promoted as a sustainable way to experience coral reefs – is causing",
            "content": "Research at the University of Sydney has found that scuba-diving tourism – widely promoted as a sustainable way to experience coral reefs – is causing frequent and often hidden damage to fragile marine ecosystems.\nThe study, led by Dr Bing Lin from t... [4445 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/scuba-tourisms-hidden-toll-on-coral-reefs-1680335/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=images.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1583912372325-0c5be28e3590%3Fixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8%26amp%3Bixlib%3Drb-1.2.1%26amp%3Bauto%3Dformat%26amp%3Bfit%3Dcrop%26amp%3Bw%3D753%26amp%3Bq%3D80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T11:04:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "20115b0e0c2f4ada76a0ad03d891411a",
            "title": "Artificial intelligence models show high accuracy in cardiac care",
            "description": "Cardiac arrest remains one of the most urgent and unforgiving medical emergencies, where every minute can determine survival and neurological recovery.",
            "content": "Cardiac arrest remains one of the most urgent and unforgiving medical emergencies, where every minute can determine survival and neurological recovery. Traditional care depends on rapid recognition, high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibri... [4022 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260526/Artificial-intelligence-models-show-high-accuracy-in-cardiac-care.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/picture/2014/7/Cardiac_Arrest-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T10:57:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9185a4cf2373bed7729efd3cb82da2c3",
            "title": "‘Should let him go’: Brad Scott ‘blindsided’ by Bombers, reveals he wanted Zach Merrett traded",
            "description": "‘Should let him go’: Scott ‘blindsided’ by Bombers, reveals he wanted Merrett traded",
            "content": "Former Essendon coach Brad Scott wanted to trade then-captain Zach Merrett last year, but was overruled by club higher-ups.\nThe ex-Kangaroos and Bombers boss was sacked on Monday night following the Dreamtime at the ‘G loss to Richmond, which dropped... [4002 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/essendon-bombers/afl-2026-brad-scott-wanted-essendon-to-trade-zach-merrett-but-was-rejected-by-club-interview-after-being-sacked-video-latest-news/news-story/542387b48fe028c2a6e6ba9603d35661",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/c2524e782bff2f8d7cb7d0e8e99627ba",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T10:47:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4dff6eec49aed8ad858c020da892bcf1",
                "name": "Fox Sports",
                "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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