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": 325516,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "586eae41afafcdb072cec53b0e2dae81",
            "title": "Australian states to be hit by a pair of rain bands",
            "description": "Aussies are being warned to brace for heavy rainfall next week, as a pair of rain bands move to sweep the country.",
            "content": "Parts of Victoria, New South Wales and southwest Queensland are set to feel the brunt of the weather event.\n“While there is some uncertainty regarding where and how much rain these two rainbands will deliver, there is good agreement between forecast ... [3319 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/millions-of-aussies-warned-to-prepare-for-pair-of-rain-bands/news-story/539b17aa976cb54cd2f53bb4dc41811a",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/2c3cfbdb3a2021aafe0d038f9ca687f9",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-27T10:56:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fb80671fb5d2de16a7e1a267ced6d12a",
                "name": "News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e67464ea2572b1498c29ac603ea5fc82",
            "title": "13 words, 94 seconds: Cleary’s frosty presser after back-to-back Panthers abominations",
            "description": "13 words, 94 seconds: Cleary’s frosty presser after back-to-back Panthers upsets",
            "content": "A frustrated Ivan Cleary said only 13 words in a frosty post-match press conference following the Panthers’ second shock loss in as many weeks.\nPenrith went down 26-12 to an inspired Cowboys outfit who lifted in their bid to celebrate Jason Taumalolo... [2242 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2026-penrith-panthers-postmatch-press-conference-ivan-cleary-nathan-cleary-loss-to-the-cowboys-frosty-press-conference-news-videos-highlights/news-story/79716d0d205ae91a0127b8cd752fbac0",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/a6f99870546c0d92800d3b4f67489840",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-27T10:40:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4dff6eec49aed8ad858c020da892bcf1",
                "name": "Fox Sports",
                "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "12291a437f7280c66601764d7fa855d7",
            "title": "Tension between teammates in Pies win; Josh Fraser juggernaut at Carlton continues to roll",
            "description": "Collingwood stars Dan McStay and Lachie Schultz had what appeared to be a tense altercation at three-quarter-time.",
            "content": "Updated June 27, 2026 — 8:15pm,first published 5:17pm\nYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.\nRemove items from your saved list to add more.\nCollingwood stars Dan McStay and Lachie Schultz had what appeared to be a tense altercation at t... [10419 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/sweet-six-the-josh-fraser-juggernaut-at-carlton-just-continues-to-roll-20260627-p60alj.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.6741112051137431%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_91%2C$y_13/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/56e8c7915aaa8fa7283f074bbf49c8d910165ad4",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-27T10:15:25Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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