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": 347284,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "c5f1cd74c08e1d4917d8631cce1859a4",
            "title": "Government advisory group recommends delaying NDIS 'robo",
            "description": "The federal government has been urged by its own NDIS advisory group to delay the rollout of a controversial new way of determining support plans for participants.",
            "content": "The federal government has been urged by its own National Disability Insurance Scheme advisory group to delay the July rollout of a controversial new way of determining support plans for participants.\nThe NDIS Reform Advisory Committee (RAC) is a gro... [4367 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-17/government-advisory-group-recommends-delaying-ndis-changes/106576188",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/28a24e9b5f510e694b60f07ea07cb582?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=111&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T06:06:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e38823c652be89060710cd67a87b5496",
            "title": "10 run in 100m at Australian Athletics Junior Championships",
            "description": "Gout Gout fires a warning shot back at Justin Gatlin for disparaging his national 200 metres record, as he sets his sights on another feat in his young career.",
            "content": "Gout Gout has fired a warning shot back at Justin Gatlin for disparaging his national 200 metres record, as he sets his sights on another milestone.\nThe 18-year-old ran 10.19 seconds (+0.3m/s) in the under-20 men's 100m heats of the Australian Athlet... [2237 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-17/gout-gout-100m-australian-junior-athletics-championships/106577250",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/cd0a75bbb718bb365b7e8d93909101d8?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2589&cropW=4602&xPos=0&yPos=184&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T05:46:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "77f89906208c0f4d1460b9514c380f8a",
            "title": "String of Melbourne hospitality venues targeted by arson attacks in a week",
            "description": "Police are appealing for information after a series of suspicious fires at multiple Melbourne hospitality ...",
            "content": "Police are appealing for information after a series of suspicious fires at multiple Melbourne hospitality venues.\nThey include two fires, an arson, and two attempted arsons at licensed premises across the city's metropolitan area in the past week.\nDe... [2277 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-hospitality-arsons-police-appeal-for-information/d732708f-5e16-4852-a609-51f72f80d663",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/29mQDKbtste7mlB5mIV4TTltnvk=/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F04d86490-db15-4587-93c4-2091ae88e012",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T05:13:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
                "name": "9News",
                "url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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