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": 356036,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "866c224fb58b20804a94cc975f1faa9d",
            "title": "Teenager Isla Bell’s body was found in a Melbourne tip 18 months ago. Today friends and family demanded ‘justice’",
            "description": "Supporters at the Victorian state library protested against prosecutors dropping a manslaughter charge against the man accused of killing her",
            "content": "Isla Bell, the 19-year-old whose body was found in a Melbourne tip 18 months ago, has been remembered as a loving, courageous and open-hearted young woman with a green thumb and an “exquisitely beautiful soul”.\nFriends, family and supporters gathered... [3996 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/16/teenager-isla-bells-body-was-found-in-a-melbourne-tip-18-months-ago-today-friends-and-family-demanded-justice-ntwnfb",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/508f05ac4cd9584743e6a331a2069f7b247c7f47/0_0_5021_4016/master/5021.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=78fcd36667cd4acb72266975d8e9d89d",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T06:08:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "45c7c4554b4173c457ef7db4146bdd83",
            "title": "Ciraldo’s huge press conference gamble... and how ‘embarrassed’ Wayne taught him a lesson",
            "description": "Ciraldo’s huge press conference gamble... and how ‘embarrassed’ Wayne taught him a lesson",
            "content": "Last night in Brisvegas, the real magic didn’t happen out on the field.\nWatch every game of every round of the NRL Premiership LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month... [4114 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2026-big-difference-between-cameron-ciraldo-and-wayne-bennett-press-conferences-bulldogs-losing-streak/news-story/0f92fe4ae0ff3b3c34c32af190911678",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/203d19dbc218aeb164712509f23e7ccb",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T05:43:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4dff6eec49aed8ad858c020da892bcf1",
                "name": "Fox Sports",
                "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5341661128d827dec3e7be82fe8323fe",
            "title": "Trump says ISIS second in command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki eliminated",
            "description": "The joint operation to eliminate the terrorist was conducted by US and Nigerian forces, the US president said in a Truth Social post",
            "content": "US President Donald Trump has posted that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of ISIS globally, had been eliminated in an operation conducted by US and Nigerian forces.\n“Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of N... [1388 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/africa/trump-says-isis-second-in-command-abu-bilal-al-minuki-eliminated-20260516-p5zxq7.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.8054%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_547%2C$y_8/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/69e4548e2f21f6fb8691d0d9436b9e5753eea2b8",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T05:17:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "65045958568caf3ea94d17e4238416e8",
                "name": "SMH.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.smh.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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