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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": 318124,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "78b1c1fe2abf5644663c6f632c0ae34b",
            "title": "3 Questions: Exploring the mechanisms underlying changes during infection",
            "description": "Zuri Sullivan, a new assistant professor of biology at MIT and Whitehead Institute member, describes her research into why we get sick, and whether aspects of illness, such as disrupted appetite, contribute to host defense.",
            "content": "With respiratory illness season in full swing, a bad night’s sleep, sore throat, and desire to cancel dinner plans could all be considered hallmark symptoms of the flu, Covid-19 or other illnesses. Although everyone has, at some point, experienced il... [4200 chars]",
            "url": "https://news.mit.edu/2026/3-questions-zuri-sullivan-exploring-changes-during-infection-0220",
            "image": "https://news.mit.edu/sites/default/files/images/202602/zuri-sullivan-mit-biology-00_0.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T21:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e6d0a859abd0707cb2c26ce72630b38b",
                "name": "MIT News",
                "url": "https://news.mit.edu"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b6647acd630f0cf1930a34565d5a9d03",
            "title": "Fragile X Study Finds Brain Wave Link in Humans, Mice",
            "description": "Numerous potential treatments for neurological conditions, including autism spectrum disorders, have worked well in mice but then disappointed in",
            "content": "Numerous potential treatments for neurological conditions, including autism spectrum disorders, have worked well in mice but then disappointed in humans. What would help is a non-invasive, objective readout of treatment efficacy that is shared in bot... [7344 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/fragile-x-study-finds-brain-wave-link-in-humans-1623976/",
            "image": "https://news.mit.edu/sites/default/files/images/202602/mit-picower-mark-bear.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T20:42:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "eff12e880a54d2916b387a468128737a",
            "title": "Armidale Ute Show gets set to celebrate 10 years",
            "description": "Utes are being washed and polished to help celebrate The Armidale Ute Show’s 10th birthday on March 7, as part of the annual Armidale Show.",
            "content": "Utes are being washed and polished to help celebrate The Armidale Ute Show’s 10th birthday on March 7, as part of the annual Armidale Show.\nChief steward Adam Tadman said reaching a decade was a milestone for the event.\nWhile there is no major annive... [2127 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.netimes.com.au/2026/02/21/armidale-ute-show-gets-set-to-celebrate-10-years/",
            "image": "https://www.netimes.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Armidale-Ute-Show-Lineup.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T20:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ebf9ec5a662bd3ac7a769af553a7d86b",
                "name": "New England Times",
                "url": "https://www.netimes.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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