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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": 342494,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "44d6af624d9ac983daa8111207dc483f",
            "title": "Intel Texture Set Neural Compression Shrinks Textures by Up to 18x with Minimal Quality Loss",
            "description": "Intel has recently released a new video showcasing its latest Texture Set Neural Compression (TSNC) technology, which delivers textures up to 18 times smaller while maintaining visual quality with little to no noticeable difference compared to the industry-standard compression. Using AI-based neural...",
            "content": "Intel has recently released a new video showcasing its latest Texture Set Neural Compression (TSNC) technology, which delivers textures up to 18 times smaller while maintaining visual quality with little to no noticeable difference compared to the in... [3075 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.techpowerup.com/348013/intel-texture-set-neural-compression-shrinks-textures-by-up-to-18x-with-minimal-quality-loss",
            "image": "https://www.techpowerup.com/img/EJOoIiWXGA8qSrkF.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T05:18:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e839df87b71e4c8fd0ef60546fdd036c",
                "name": "TechPowerUp",
                "url": "https://www.techpowerup.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d153aacedffbf7c54306f417959de4ca",
            "title": "NRL live updates: Parramatta Eels vs Wests Tigers, Easter Monday",
            "description": "Parramatta looks to bounce back after last week's mauling by the Panthers by taking on the in-form Wests Tigers on Easter Monday. Follow live.",
            "content": "Jarome Luai has been speaking to Fox Sports on the sidelines.\nThe Tigers half is injured at the moment, suffering a medial ligament (MCL) knee injury in the Round 3 loss to South Sydney, but there is some good news for Tigers fans.\n\"I'm heading good ... [9173 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-06/nrl-live-updates-parramatta-eels-wests-tigers/106535120",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/605a6958af44fe674284e31e3225b131?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1204&cropW=2140&xPos=0&yPos=60&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T05:18:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "175e276276fcabb824bc8747c26d3e4a",
            "title": "US-Iran war live updates: 45-day ceasefire discussions reportedly under way between US and Iran; Trump issues fiery expletive-laden threat over Strait of Hormuz reopening",
            "description": "Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.",
            "content": "Pinned post from 5.21am\nGo to latest\nThe latest developments\nBy\nWelcome to our rolling coverage of the Middle East conflict and its global impacts.\nHere’s a recap of key developments:\nReports say the US, Iran and regional mediators are meeting to fle... [11613 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-live-updates-trump-issues-fiery-expletive-laden-threat-to-iran-new-details-emerge-of-daring-rescue-of-us-airman-from-iran-s-mountains-20260406-p5zlgs.html?post=p5a870",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.7679%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/765dee80dce0260536de2322fd10fb00c03b88cbf65016a009999e4933c706d1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T05:09:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c603a60ac40ff998dd7aeead5e4953dc",
                "name": "Brisbane Times",
                "url": "https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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