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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 APIAPI 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": 362446,
"articles": [
{
"id": "35a525ff5fe7fd895670c5b336640838",
"title": "Man charged with three counts of DV murder after woman and children found dead inside Sydney home",
"description": "NSW police called to home in Campbelltown where they arrested a man, aged 47",
"content": "A man has been charged with three counts of murder after the bodies of a woman and two children were found inside a Sydney home.\nOfficers attended the home in Campbelltown, in the city’s south-west, on Monday night “following a call from the home to ... [898 chars]",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/18/man-arrested-after-woman-and-two-children-found-dead-inside-sydney-home-ntwnfb",
"image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0dd8d500bb82d23f4f62b813daf1d506d5751ec9/216_0_2155_1724/master/2155.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=f59ee2aa711a7e3b37c7547eb258a011",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-18T21:14:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
"name": "The Guardian",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
}
},
{
"id": "e1e4fbcfbde2e3acc9e49ef819c0277d",
"title": "Motor neurone disease research to begin in Toowoomba after community fundraising effort",
"description": "Natalie has seen her body and speech deteriorate; she has lost her independence and dignity — but she says new research into motor neurone disease has given her hope for those diagnosed in the future.",
"content": "Toowoomba woman Natalie Verdouw was an executive with an important job and sat on the board of a not-for-profit. She describes herself as active, independent and adventurous.\n\"I used to ride a motorbike, look after my house and garden, travel, live o... [4100 chars]",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-19/motor-neurone-disease-research-to-begin-in-toowoomba/106674492",
"image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/dd2b41814270155f91b6e2bf2f722614?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-18T20:33:19Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
"name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
}
},
{
"id": "cbd3b683872a1a72e092235d32351c79",
"title": "spanning doco, Michael Hutchence, Nick Cave and the AFL",
"description": "Australia's reigning Queen of Pop discusses her relationships with Nick Cave and the late Michael Hutchence, and being tapped to headline the AFL grand final's pre-game entertainment.",
"content": "She has reigned as certified Australian pop royalty across five decades, rising from homegrown TV sensation to worldwide chart domination.\nAs with any storied superstar, however, the dazzling professional highs inevitably come with some squirming mid... [5851 chars]",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-19/kylie-minogue-netflix-doco-micahel-hutchence-nick-cave-afl/106692968",
"image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/f0cc16835b62acf8da6ee2e1746acbbd?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-18T20:22:33Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
"name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
}
}
]
}