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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": 308578,
"articles": [
{
"id": "30dc13a177156145569e977dd98dc62c",
"title": "Mother-of-10 airlifted to Sydney intensive care after rare antibiotic reaction",
"description": "A skin specialist warns dozens of Aussies develop similar life-threatening reactions each year.",
"content": "A NSW mother-of-10 has been airlifted to Sydney and placed in ICU after suffering a rare, catastrophic reaction to a routine antibiotic that left her “burning from the inside out”.\nNarrandera woman Elizabeth Mohr had been taking antibiotics for a den... [2998 chars]",
"url": "https://7news.com.au/news/mother-of-10-airlifted-to-sydney-intensive-care-after-rare-antibiotic-reaction-c-21295037",
"image": "https://images.7news.com.au/publication/C-21295037/3b20805780711593ab7a7e40328f7c6f2e68435f-16x9-x0y0w1280h720.png?imwidth=1200",
"publishedAt": "2026-01-18T09:50:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "a1eb61eb6c31bab5a24eb2032eec9908",
"name": "7NEWS",
"url": "https://7news.com.au"
}
},
{
"id": "8043e3b733bafc40c6d65cd7f10a8935",
"title": "‘Disappointed’ Jewish leaders call for compromise on hate speech laws after Labor backs down on bill",
"description": "Executive Council of Australia Jewry implores Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley to thrash out deal after government splits contentious bill",
"content": "Jewish leaders have warned Labor and the Coalition their community remains at risk from the promotion of antisemitic hatred, urging a last-minute compromise to secure tough new hate speech laws ahead of a special sitting of parliament.\nAfter Anthony ... [3520 chars]",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/18/disappointed-jewish-leaders-call-for-compromise-on-hate-speech-laws-after-labor-backdown-on-bill-ntwnfb",
"image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/838ddd1230caacac5b5aac40c6b333a4eed9f248/1240_0_6270_5016/master/6270.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=ff4f6508b74f2f61db6df67c5eb75655",
"publishedAt": "2026-01-18T09:49:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
"name": "The Guardian",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
}
},
{
"id": "6d4a045dd3eae0df5ada21ab4b2d9396",
"title": "Boy, 12, in critical condition after being bitten by a shark at Sydney Harbour beach",
"description": "Emergency services were called to Hermitage Foreshore Walk near Shark Beach at Vaucluse about 4:20pm on Sunday afternoon following reports of a boy being bitten by a shark.",
"content": "A boy is in a critical condition after being attacked by a shark in Sydney's eastern suburbs.\nEmergency services were called to Hermitage Foreshore Walk near Shark Beach at Vaucluse about 4:20pm on Sunday afternoon following reports of a boy being bi... [577 chars]",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-18/shark-attack-boy-suffers-critical-injuries-vaucluse-east-sydney/106242502",
"image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/dae37fbae6b46689a97a6de6cf015cf4?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2268&cropW=4032&xPos=0&yPos=59&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
"publishedAt": "2026-01-18T08:10:52Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
"name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
}
}
]
}