Australia News API

Get the live top headlines from Australia with our JSON 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": 329000,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9c8ab5aa55c6e86f20ae6b09081aa2a0",
            "title": "'He's been amazing': Blues young gun praises Fraser's influence",
            "description": "Young Carlton star Jagga Smith has opened up on the influence of Josh Fraser as momentum builds towards the interim coach becoming the Blues' full-time boss",
            "content": "RISING Carlton star Jagga Smith has hailed the influence of Josh Fraser, declaring the Blues' interim boss will one day make an excellent full-time coach.\nDespite Fraser immediately ruling himself out of becoming Carlton's next coach when taking over... [2399 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.afl.com.au/news/1547126/hes-been-amazing-carlton-blues-young-gun-jagga-smith-praises-frasers-influence",
            "image": "https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/photo/2026/06/24/4ca19a1b-8983-4b14-bbb3-283780d36c52/10CaWB26DP067601377.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-24T09:22:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a46a0522ac739f3ecebe94711f4dabe",
                "name": "afl.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.afl.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6a0c6d3e3d62f93db63ba6b62f6bd93d",
            "title": "Supply charge: Dodgy reasons Aussies are copping bill increases",
            "description": "Costs are set to fall for most households and small businesses from July 1, in line with a decrease in the Australian Energy Regulator’s default market offer.",
            "content": "Millions of Australians are being promised cheaper electricity from next month, but some could still see bill increases.\nCosts are set to fall for most households and small businesses from July 1, in line with a decrease in the Australian Energy Regu... [3408 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nine.com.au/australia-news/why-some-aussies-are-copping-bill-increases-despite-energy-price-drop-20260624-p609ny.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.4996%2C$multiply_2%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/c_scale%2Cw_1200%2Cq_88%2Cf_auto/0b65a853d48d1ebc6fa20ea3a94643bc152a232a",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-24T07:32:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f24775d826544c821fc5b672e89feda5",
                "name": "Nine.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.nine.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ad7b73407c2e80fc138fe88dbf334c02",
            "title": "Amy Adams saves stabbing victim’s life on family outing",
            "description": "Amy Adams looked back on a terrifying incident that saw her helping a man after he was stabbed in Los Angeles.",
            "content": "Amy Adams looked back on a terrifying incident that saw her helping a man after he was stabbed in Los Angeles.\n“We were in Santa Monica, coming out of our favourite restaurant,” she began during Monday’s episode of the Smartless podcast, recalling be... [2548 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/amy-adams-recalls-rushing-to-help-man-from-bleeding-out-after-he-was-stabbed-in-the-neck/news-story/76e923736614c193a8be39c894c59083",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/59b06cbf754619ee3f0d9c7d734749f3",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-24T07:31:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fb80671fb5d2de16a7e1a267ced6d12a",
                "name": "News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.news.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}
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