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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": 314244,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0bfad675bdce41adbb856be2c30714d7",
            "title": "Australia news LIVE: PM called misogynist for describing Grace Tame as ‘difficult’; Trade minister says government will fight Trump tariffs",
            "description": "Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.",
            "content": "Greens leader Larissa Waters has responded to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese labelling former Australian of the Year Grace Tame “difficult”.\nAlbanese is under fire after he took a swipe at Tame during the Herald Sun’s Future Victoria Summit yesterda... [8801 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-news-live-trade-minister-says-government-will-fight-trump-tariffs-families-of-australian-diplomats-directed-to-leave-israel-and-lebanon-amid-heightening-tensions-20260226-p5o5k1.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.1935%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_21/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/3108e50919cbc141ca5d86e375858a0854c0acd3",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T22:44:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "65045958568caf3ea94d17e4238416e8",
                "name": "smh.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.smh.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6f580d34cf40ac893e034becedc738a2",
            "title": "Breakthrough Test for Anaesthetic Allergic Reaction",
            "description": "Photo credit: 24K-Production/Adobe.\n)\nKey pointsMalignant hyperthermia (MH) is a genetic condition that causes a life-threatening reaction to",
            "content": "A less invasive way to test for a potential life-threatening reaction to anaesthetic has been developed by University of Queensland researchers.\nMalignant hyperthermia (MH), a condition which causes some people exposed to anaesthetics to experience m... [2260 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/breakthrough-test-for-anaesthetic-allergic-1626716/",
            "image": "https://news.uq.edu.au/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2026-02/hmbs-anaesthetic-1080.jpg?h=3dbd9eac&itok=PZtiBzpd",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T21:05:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1233fe2141cb9929a6faa2642ac8241a",
            "title": "UC Irvine Uncovers Major Security Flaw in Drones",
            "description": "Irvine, Calif., Feb. 25, 2026 — University of California, Irvine computer scientists have discovered a critical security vulnerability in autonomous",
            "content": "Irvine, Calif., Feb. 25, 2026 — University of California, Irvine computer scientists have discovered a critical security vulnerability in autonomous target-tracking drones that could have far-reaching implications for public safety, border security a... [5332 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/uc-irvine-uncovers-major-security-flaw-in-drones-1626710/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=images.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1543286386-713bdd548da4%3Fixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8%26amp%3Bixlib%3Drb-1.2.1%26amp%3Bauto%3Dformat%26amp%3Bfit%3Dcrop%26amp%3Bw%3D750%26amp%3Bq%3D80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T21:04:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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