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": 340160,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ac19f0862d102bca766effc21d1ffbf6",
            "title": "New Tool Lets You Trace Where Your Backyard Was 320 Million Years Ago",
            "description": "Ever wondered where in the world your backyard was, within the ancient supercontinent of Pangaea? Now, you can find out for yourself.",
            "content": "Ever wondered where in the world your backyard was, within the ancient supercontinent of Pangaea? Now, you can find out for yourself.\nA team of Earth scientists has just released an update to Paleolatitude.org, a tool that reveals the shifting latitu... [3492 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com/new-tool-lets-you-trace-where-your-backyard-was-320-million-years-ago",
            "image": "https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/05/globe-with-tectonic-plates.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-01T14:03:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "76a2943c768c5c3be7d790e609b40403",
                "name": "ScienceAlert",
                "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f4a7d11226572a92f70d9adb09113a55",
            "title": "AFL round eight 2026, scores, results, odds, stats and start time from Marvel Stadium in Melbourne",
            "description": "Marcus Bontempelli and the Western Bulldogs have made a red-hot start to their clash against in-form Fremantle at Marvel Stadium. The Showdown in Adelaide is clicking into gear, too.",
            "content": "Unsung Toby Murray bagged the first two goals of his AFL career in the last 67 seconds of a gripping third quarter to give Adelaide an eight-point quarter-time cushion over Port Adelaide.\nThird-gamer Murray’s first - a beauty from the scoreboard pock... [2582 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-live-friday-night-western-bulldogs-vs-fremantle-dockers-20260501-p5zt14.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.4404655555555555%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_254%2C$y_9/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/dc6ee5902f004ddde48f0b43a74afc6d1a495da7",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-01T12:38:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "64d73e6a3a04c230d8af1dfc3bd40f20",
            "title": "Pakistan acts as backchannel to help US and Iran inch towards deal, experts say",
            "description": "Islamabad switches to low-profile role but thinks it can make progress towards peace without face-to-face meeting",
            "content": "Pakistan is passing proposals between Iran and the US to keep talks alive behind the scenes and inch towards a peace agreement, officials and experts say.\nPakistani officials say they are conscious that it is not only regional peace at stake, but als... [4584 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/01/pakistan-backchannel-us-iran-deal-peace",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/40043cc52ff6d0a2115c0ba33b75c87639d33311/1375_13_5835_4668/master/5835.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=9c5c5e769499d4249b19432d0b501833",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-01T12:17:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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