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": 356486,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0a48ebc0e40011ff761c06da63be0243",
            "title": "Ayaneo is calling its latest Game Boy-inspired handheld 'the world's first AI gaming handheld'",
            "description": "Despite the CEO showing off a working unit, Ayaneo gave no details on what AI features it actually has or what makes it the world's first AI handheld.",
            "content": "Ayaneo has taken the wraps off its next retro gaming handheld, with a design that draws heavily from Nintendo's original Game Boy. Called the Kronkr Pocket Block, the handheld feels like yet another Game Boy-inspired device, but this time Ayaneo is l... [2022 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.tweaktown.com/news/111792/ayaneo-is-calling-its-latest-game-boy-inspired-handheld-the-worlds-first-ai-gaming-handheld/index.html",
            "image": "https://static.tweaktown.com/news/1/1/111792_1_ayaneo-is-calling-its-latest-game-boy-inspired-handheld-the-worlds-first-ai-gaming-handheld_full.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-24T17:30:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "88d2c803bf7465094b81545571a67996",
                "name": "TweakTown",
                "url": "https://www.tweaktown.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c723d36a56e22eac48544e8265d30b45",
            "title": "Microsoft is letting users move the floating Copilot button in Word and Excel after admitting it disrupted workflows",
            "description": "Users will be able to choose between the floating button, a docked version, or moving it back to the ribbon, depending on their preference.",
            "content": "Microsoft Office is finally letting you move the Copilot button after acknowledging that the new floating button was getting in the way of users' workflows in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. According to Windows Latest, starting in the last week of May ... [1555 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.tweaktown.com/news/111791/microsoft-is-letting-users-move-the-floating-copilot-button-in-word-and-excel-after-admitting-it-disrupted-workflows/index.html",
            "image": "https://static.tweaktown.com/news/1/1/111791_2_microsoft-is-letting-users-move-the-floating-copilot-button-in-word-and-excel-after-admitting-it-disrupted-workflows_full.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-24T17:00:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "88d2c803bf7465094b81545571a67996",
                "name": "TweakTown",
                "url": "https://www.tweaktown.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "457ef5d8b69c5ab0acdadc4cf4f1542c",
            "title": "Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Max Review: Wireless Earbuds With Enough Features to Make Your Head Spin",
            "description": "Wireless earbuds are striving for more these days, and the Liberty 5 Pro Max are another shining example.",
            "content": "It seems like every pair of wireless earbuds has loftier ambitions nowadays. Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 are vehicles for real-time translation and heart rate monitoring; Nothing has integrated ChatGPT into its buds; researchers (and also potentially Apple... [14331 chars]",
            "url": "https://gizmodo.com/soundcore-liberty-5-pro-max-review-wireless-earbuds-with-enough-features-to-make-your-head-spin-2000762069",
            "image": "https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/05/l5p-open-2-1200x675.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-24T15:00:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b86966b1ce9f29cc65fd4b3bf0671e5c",
                "name": "Gizmodo",
                "url": "https://gizmodo.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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