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": 357948,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "cf1a9dd0cde38a620250a7ef5ac3b6df",
            "title": "Nation on the verge of crisis",
            "description": "A Russian donation of oil to Cuba months ago has been exhausted, the country's authorities say.",
            "content": "Cuba's dire energy woes are about to become even more critical, the nation's energy minister has warned.\nA Russian donation of oil in late March has been exhausted, Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de la O Levy said in a special televised a... [3617 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/world/cuba-running-out-of-oil-energy-crisis/e36a57bc-4d4c-4401-8f3d-725441f5390f",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/zQAqmJ5CGHoqgpK2pX48IPrYJ0s=/0x125:1470x951/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F1797f875-2616-46e8-b008-575c590bebe0",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T20:39:39Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
                "name": "9News",
                "url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d0acb6c92efafa76af96a8c3f23cb0ac",
            "title": "Energy Australia's bid to build 1.4",
            "description": "Energy Australia says the proposed 1.4-gigawatt gas-fired power plant would be critical to the energy transition by supplying reliable back-up power, but analysts have flagged supply and economic issues.",
            "content": "Plans have been submitted for Australia's most powerful gas-fired peaking power plant, as experts warn future energy demand could trigger a wave of new \"mega\" facilities.\nEnergy Australia was granted approval in 2009 to build the 800-megawatt (MW) Ma... [4476 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/marulan-gas-project-proposed-expansion-amid-ai-power-demand/106630814",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/e3b1a0389985aaa13b04e99813e354db?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2260&cropW=4017&xPos=895&yPos=381&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T20:11:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9623a72e4b7c7090b2cf515ff89bab51",
            "title": "Australia news live: Delta Goodrem hits the stage in Eurovision semi; Angus Taylor accused of ‘dog whistle’ budget reply",
            "description": "Follow live",
            "content": "Key events\nShow key events only\nPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature\nEurovision protests kept to minimum amid heavy police presence\nIt’s worth noting the controversy around this year’s Eurovision, which is likely to continue as Israel’s Noam... [6112 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/15/australia-news-live-delta-goodrem-eurovision-budget-reply-angus-taylor-immigration-income-tax-bracket-creep-jim-chalmers-inflation-ntwnfb",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f431f0955d0223fa6f9fdf3ef4d25cf3b8d2f46e/37_0_3898_3119/master/3898.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=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctbGl2ZS5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=5784b479174a81286d06fd054e261603",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T20:02:39Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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