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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 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": 328510,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0f0caf3b90b2e7363fa50d3b06e48d67",
            "title": "GLP-1 medications linked to reduced psychiatric hospital visits",
            "description": "GLP-1 medications used to treat diabetes and obesity were associated with a reduced need for hospital care and sickness absence due to psychiatric reasons, a new study shows.",
            "content": "GLP-1 medications used to treat diabetes and obesity were associated with a reduced need for hospital care and sickness absence due to psychiatric reasons, a new study shows. The large register-based study was carried out in collaboration between the... [2786 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260318/GLP-1-medications-linked-to-reduced-psychiatric-hospital-visits.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/picture/2014/7/depression-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T02:24:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "47e1c5fdcd23ff010cc5dbb815ab3f69",
            "title": "SA Victims' Rights Commissioner describes Rohan Dennis's post as 'deeply offensive'",
            "description": "A post shared on Instagram by former professional cyclist Rohan Dennis, whose wife died after being struck by a car he was driving, has been described as \"deeply offensive\".",
            "content": "A post shared on Instagram by former professional cyclist Rohan Dennis, whose wife died after being struck by a car he was driving, has been described as \"deeply offensive\".\nOn Wednesday evening, Dennis shared an image of a different car with the cap... [2762 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/instagram-post-shared-by-rohan-dennis-labelled-deeply-offensive/106472330",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/0eae354993167382833601756010f6e3?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=94&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T02:15:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "ABC News",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "714455baa3aae95916a794c4f8cccfc3",
            "title": "Blocking a single protein could make hidden HPV-positive tumors vulnerable to treatment",
            "description": "A team of scientists at Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences have uncovered a mechanism that allows certain head and neck cancers to hide from the immune system, a discovery that could change how some of the most treatment resistant tumors are approached.",
            "content": "A team of scientists at Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences have uncovered a mechanism that allows certain head and neck cancers to hide from the immune system, a discovery that could change how some of the most treatment re... [3340 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260318/Blocking-a-single-protein-could-make-hidden-HPV-positive-tumors-vulnerable-to-treatment.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/picture/2019/5/Natural_Killer_(NK)_cell_identifies_cancer_cell_-_Illustration_-_Alpha_Tauri_3D_Graphics_M1_df26c964f0144a8b912d9638f99be561-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T02:10:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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