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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": 249598,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "28a103cba837d1865ad4fbb4ed9d31b7",
            "title": "SBS News in Easy English 1 December 2025",
            "description": "A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability.",
            "content": "A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability.\nListen to Australian and world news, and follow trending topics with SBS News Podcasts.\nTRANSCRIPT\nWelcome to SBS News in Easy English, I'm Camille Bianchi.\n+++\nAustralia ... [2336 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast-episode/sbs-news-in-easy-english-1-december-2025/qeza5fh8n",
            "image": "https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/03d8123/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1080x608+0+42/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdrupal%2Fnews%2Fpublic%2Fpodcast_images%2Feasy_english_bulletin_image_square.png",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-01T03:01:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8a357287e7a54449c2cf5b80793a74a5",
                "name": "SBS Australia",
                "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "17ec69a5bd7eff1a909f6755eaf779d3",
            "title": "Geraldton bushfire: Authorities believe blaze deliberately lit, as at least one property destroyed",
            "description": "At least one property has been destroyed, and dozens more are under threat, as firefighters desperately work to contain what is believed to be a suspicious bushfire near Geraldton.",
            "content": "At least one property has been destroyed, and dozens more are under threat, as firefighters desperately work to contain what is believed to be a suspicious bushfire near Geraldton.\nThe Department of Fire and Emergency Services upgraded its bushfire w... [7506 chars]",
            "url": "https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/geraldton-bushfire-locals-in-north-geraldton-urged-to-evacuate-as-firefighters-continue-to-battle-blaze-c-20851510",
            "image": "https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-20851510/6a76746710b02a14a4ad36b2ee458d48478dc4a9-16x9-x1y0w2446h1376.jpg?imwidth=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-01T02:44:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e7c920f999a284bb99022e8c7fe602ca",
                "name": "The West Australian",
                "url": "https://thewest.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7a67551f644c6013b883646ee6e6f820",
            "title": "ETC Tour Hog - CX Network",
            "description": "Making most of the major changes in software before they roll out the new hardware, so it’s not such a big learning curve for end users, is a smart move.",
            "content": "I’ll admit at the outset that I am a long-term Hog user. I have always found the Hog system quick and easy to get up and running; you’re never wasting time setting the console up before you can get into the actual lighting side of things. I feel that... [7474 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cxnetwork.com.au/etc-tour-hog/",
            "image": "https://www.cxnetwork.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/TourHog_Glam_keyboard.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-01T02:23:12Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "514bc77efefd073f031dd170a7624025",
                "name": "cxnetwork.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.cxnetwork.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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