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Australia News API

Get the live top headlines from Australia with our JSON API.

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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": 263140,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a68e5783501833818ffbec01e955014a",
            "title": "Fire authorities work to determine if two people were home during destructive house fire in Bentley",
            "description": "The roof of a home in Perth's south is left caved in after a structure fire, as authorities work to establish if two people are accounted for.",
            "content": "Fire authorities are working to determine whether anyone was home when a significant fire broke out at a house at Bentley, in Perth's south, on Sunday morning.\nA single-storey house on Stannard Street, Bentley, was engulfed in flames when fire crews ... [2138 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-04/bentley-house-fire-caves-in-roof/106198210",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/0c4ceaea5a9cafb5cd9cb15dd936bb95?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=260&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-04T08:34:12Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "904350d6b777f7521de463b24fac0f8c",
            "title": "Inside Hollywood conman's new string of failed Aussie movie deal claims - as his latest alleged victims lash out in fury: 'Disgusting'",
            "description": "A convicted conman believed to be living on the Gold Coast is the subject of social media warnings after fresh accusations about alleged failed business dealings emerge.",
            "content": "A convicted conman who tried to use Hollywood's A-List to reel in an Aussie NBA star is now facing fresh claims he's left countless more empty-handed after a string of failed deals.\nJoshua Howlett first made headlines when he claimed to be making a m... [6647 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15418261/joshua-howlett-conman-fraud-nba-matthew-dellavedova-hollywood-scam.html",
            "image": "https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/12/29/04/105071429-0-image-m-25_1766983915287.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-04T07:30:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4aca9b1f6287a5f7a6dea911063bdb49",
                "name": "Daily Mail",
                "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f55fbc97ef45408e5d098db5383eccab",
            "title": "Dire warning for Aussie cricket’s future after spin gamble; Pom’s 76-year Ashes worst — SCG Test Day 1 Talking Points",
            "description": "Dire warning for Aussie cricket’s future after spin gamble; Pom’s 76-year Ashes worst",
            "content": "For the first time in nearly 140 years, Australia has opted against playing a genuine spinner for a Test match in Sydney — and after just 45 overs on the opening day’s play, it looks to have backfired already.\nThat notion wasn’t realised before anoth... [19149 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/ashes-2026-australia-vs-england-5th-test-day-1-talking-points-analysis-scg-new-years-test-no-spinner-sparks-fears-for-australias-future-video-highlights/news-story/a043f262448038e263d91d86008dfd05",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/580c34d85c88bbe569e1269d20a2e58e",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-04T07:26:55Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4dff6eec49aed8ad858c020da892bcf1",
                "name": "Fox Sports",
                "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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