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": 320984,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d9fc34a7ae66f6836419e77470bdb9ef",
            "title": "Royal tour to brand tour: Harry and Meghan seek duty and dollars in Australia",
            "description": "Mixing philanthropy, influencing and brand building, Harry and Meghan’s Australian tour revives a question Queen Elizabeth once shut down: can the 'half in, half out' royal life work?",
            "content": "The last time Prince Harry stood outside Sydney Opera House it was in front of 4000 people to open the Invictus Games. The heavens opened that night in spectacular fashion, and the lavish outdoor proceedings were delayed.\nNo-one went home.\nWith his n... [9066 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-18/prince-harry-meghan-australian-tour-royal-brand-sussex/106575674",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/8ae0c12d51b6f7cc6012120d8e1eee67?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1688&cropW=3000&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T18:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c5fdadd07ac7a4e9be1e4a6e12f0a195",
            "title": "As Iran war fallout spreads, the focus shifts to Trump's mind - as it should",
            "description": "The world is stuck watching a performative series of announcements about meetings that could, may, will happen, involving a president not dealing with the reality that he is in a weak and confused bargaining position.",
            "content": "Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is the master of the art of exactly landing a savage point, while apparently saying something relatively benign.\nIn Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, when he and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese were asked about the Pope... [10287 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-18/fallout-iran-war-spreads-focus-donald-trump-mind/106576096",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/5080f48ab9e38f2b849d3a287d42917c?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=137&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T18:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ed32db3596e2561bc3e525fa7689f289",
            "title": "Oil prices plunge after news Strait of Hormuz to open",
            "description": "Oil prices plunged more than 10 per cent after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz would be \"completely open\" but shipping giants are approaching the situation with caution.",
            "content": "Oil prices plunged more than 10 per cent on Friday after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz would be \"completely open\" but shipping giants are approaching the situation with caution.\nBrent oil opened around $US98 ($AUS 136), falling to $86.52 a barre... [2092 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-18/oil-price-plunge-after-iran-announcement/106579276",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/1525237cee826fe6bd08f3f7c5033ffd?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=384&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T18:25:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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