
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": 6725010, "articles": [ { "title": "This block should be housing. Instead, it’s a car yard", "description": "This unassuming Homebush block of homes and units was demolished almost a decade ago to make way for more housing. So why has it fallen into “urban decay”?", "content": "Nearby residents who spoke to the Herald on the condition of anonymity due to fear of retribution said they expected new apartments to be built when the developer started knocking down homes. A decade later they have been left with an urban heat isla... [3840 chars]", "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/this-block-should-be-housing-instead-it-s-a-car-yard-20250501-p5lvtz.html", "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.1544%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_82/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/t_smh_no_label_no_age_social_wm/72e2317e46f1b30456ec7008a24fdff73659e0a7", "publishedAt": "2025-05-17T06:30:00Z", "source": { "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald", "url": "https://www.smh.com.au" } }, { "title": "Wheels fall off for the Western Force as the Drua finally come alive in Fiji", "description": "Less than 24 hours after the Waratahs’ season spiralled out of control, the Western Force’s finals hopes were put to bed once and for…", "content": "Less than 24 hours after the Waratahs’ season spiralled out of control, the Western Force’s finals hopes were put to bed once and for all.\nOnly the Queensland Reds and ACT Brumbies are left standing after the Force were smashed 38-7 by the Drua in La... [3304 chars]", "url": "https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/05/17/wheels-fall-off-for-the-western-force-as-the-drua-finally-come-alive/", "image": "https://cdn4.theroar.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Fijian-Drua-Western-Force-1200x675.jpg", "publishedAt": "2025-05-17T06:07:55Z", "source": { "name": "The Roar", "url": "https://www.theroar.com.au" } }, { "title": "Part of Warrego Hwy closed after wind turbine gets stuck", "description": "A wind turbine has been removed 24 hours after it became stuck under a Warrego Highway overpass, but substantial detours could remain for up to a year.", "content": "Part of the Warrego Highway between Brisbane and Ipswich could remain closed for over a year after a truck carrying a wind turbine tower got stuck under an overpass early on Friday.\nThe turbine tower was carefully removed about 24 hours after the cra... [476 chars]", "url": "https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/part-of-major-seq-highway-faces-year-long-closure-after-turbine-crash-20250517-p5m00z.html", "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.7418%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_68/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/t_brisbanetimes_rebranded_no_label_no_age_social_wm/c37da5d1b106bbfd2be99a877ed5ee6c99ddbc4b2fe84cef6ea10d37d6714289", "publishedAt": "2025-05-17T05:38:30Z", "source": { "name": "Brisbane Times", "url": "https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au" } } ] }