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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": 300484,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7337b84bfbea19ae477d4850fbbd042f",
            "title": "NSW residents urged to check if they are owed share of $300m in unclaimed cash",
            "description": "Almost $300 million in refunds, dividends and cheques remain unclaimed by households and businesses across New South Wales, with locals urged to take action to secure the money they are owed.",
            "content": "Almost $300 million in refunds, dividends and cheques remain unclaimed by households and businesses across New South Wales, with locals urged to take action to secure the money they are owed.\nUnclaimed cash is held by businesses and can accumulate wh... [2087 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-05/about-300-million-in-unclaimed-money-in-nsw/106199820",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/8442fa50576925a0794d5a1ecd0692e4?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1406&cropW=2500&xPos=0&yPos=129&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-05T02:10:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ecfbfcbbca5f9dc493d4180d459a86f8",
            "title": "When inclusion is planned, not patched: ...",
            "description": "Most accessibility fixes happen after something goes wrong. This article looks at venues, events and community spaces...",
            "content": "Accessibility is often treated like a problem to fix later. A ramp added after complaints. An Auslan interpreter booked once someone asks. A quiet space created when it’s already too late to matter.\nBut some places are doing it differently — and it s... [3877 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.disabilitysupportguide.com.au/talking-disability/when-inclusion-is-planned-not-patched-places-getting-accessibility-right-from-the-start",
            "image": "https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/wp/When-inclusion-is-planned-not-patched-places-getting-accessibility-right-from-the-start.jpg?fm=pjpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-05T01:46:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f4aa89419daad25cc68493b4b5856bd6",
                "name": "Disability Support Guide",
                "url": "https://www.disabilitysupportguide.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "871c233d42ef3773ef479cf4dcf379c7",
            "title": "Measles alert as Adelaide and Sydney airports among possible exposure sites",
            "description": "SA and NSW health authorities have issued alerts about a potential measles exposure risk, after a person with the disease recently caught a flight from Adelaide to Sydney.",
            "content": "In short:\nSA and NSW health authorities have issued alerts about a potential measles exposure risk, after a person with the disease recently caught a flight from Adelaide to Sydney.\nLists of exposure sites in both states have been released and includ... [2908 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-05/measles-case-travelled-from-adelaide-to-sydney-on-qantas-flight/106198812",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/81a0a13036c7dfc9738a16762188e8ed?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=769&cropW=1367&xPos=0&yPos=142&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-05T01:42:53Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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