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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 APIAPI 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": 328450,
"articles": [
{
"id": "5a0541720100a14c6b2bd6e2cb566826",
"title": "Sex at arm’s length? Male octopuses use specialised arm to mate, scientists find",
"description": "Sensory organ in male cephalopod, known as hectocotylus, able to detect female hormone progesterone, even if male cannot see partner",
"content": "Sex might seem an intimate act, but scientists have shed fresh light on how octopuses manage it at arm’s length.\nMale octopuses use a specialised arm called the hectocotylus to place a package of sperm inside the female’s reproductive system.\nBut how... [3838 chars]",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/02/sex-octopus-specialist-arm-mating-science",
"image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a99243b44e82c5643ef7dacc3964e32b664dcb17/56_0_1773_1418/master/1773.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=a766ca72e865e12e14b465299c2b9c9c",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-02T18:25:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
"name": "The Guardian",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
}
},
{
"id": "40ccb5392bdfca0afb8f6d20b35977ab",
"title": "Occasional heavy drinking may triple liver damage risk for people with fatty liver disease",
"description": "Heavy drinking on the occasional Saturday night — even if you don't drink at all for the rest of the month — may damage your liver more than previously understood.",
"content": "Drinking four or more drinks on the odd Saturday night — even if you don't drink at all for the rest of the month — may do more damage to your liver than previously thought.\nThat's according to a new US study, which found people with fatty liver dise... [5162 chars]",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2026-04-03/heavy-drinking-fatty-liver-disease/106499570",
"image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/0f76d35adf857cd142d80b95b715b0b1?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=260&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-02T17:30:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
"name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
}
},
{
"id": "28ce1205fa43fbe92848413c1dc10bea",
"title": "US Attorney-General Pam Bondi sacked by Donald Trump",
"description": "The US president had been growing increasingly frustrated with Pam Bondi's performance especially over her handling of the Epstein files, according to US media.",
"content": "US Attorney-General Pam Bondi has been fired, Donald Trump has confirmed.\nThe US president said in a post on Truth Social that Ms Bondi was leaving government and \"transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector\".\nDeputy At... [5273 chars]",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-03/trump-sacks-us-attorney-general-pam-bondi/106529422",
"image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/94f85b03626cb6b79b9c8cfb8465cbb4?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-02T17:26:40Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
"name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
}
}
]
}