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": 369234,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "293277adea7599b1b5cb4102c003cce8",
            "title": "level talks to thrash out Iran peace agreement",
            "description": "US Vice-President JD Vance has landed in Switzerland to meet with Iranian leaders and build on the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.",
            "content": "US Vice-President JD Vance has landed in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran's nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.\nThe framework was signed last week,... [3661 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-21/us-iran-vance-switzerland-peace-agreement/106824984",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/6e73637113094c200df8372a1c967c6f?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2435&cropW=4328&xPos=0&yPos=453&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-21T06:29:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0d2e45a027ec64502f5a596710e8bbbe",
            "title": "Queensland budget to include increase for patient travel subsidy scheme",
            "description": "The Queensland government is spruiking its cost-of-living measures in its upcoming state budget, but advocates say changes to support regional patients are disappointing.",
            "content": "An increase in the subsidy to support regional Queenslanders travelling to access healthcare has been labelled \"a drop in the ocean\" by advocates, as the government unveils its cost-of-living measures in Tuesday's state budget.\nThe fuel payment is se... [3952 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-21/qld-budget-patient-travel-scheme-cost-of-living/106824492",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/4834b6ef260b19ad1df9f33b8c8e6c13?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-21T06:28:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a6aa389292ef8b89a20a4403edf05c00",
            "title": "Curaçao keeper Room ties Howard's World Cup saves record in draw",
            "description": "Curaçao goalkeeper Eloy Room made 15 saves to equal the World Cup record and help earn the island nation its first-ever World Cup point with a 0-0 draw against heavily favored Ecuador on Saturday.",
            "content": "KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Curaçao goalkeeper Eloy Room made 15 saves to equal the men's World Cup record and help earn the tiny Caribbean nation its first World Cup point with a 0-0 draw against heavily favored Ecuador on Saturday.\nThe 37-year-old Room bou... [4813 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.espn.com.au/football/story/_/id/49131334/curacao-goalkeeper-eloy-room-tim-howard-world-cup-save-record",
            "image": "https://a3.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0621%2Fr1676973_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-21T05:58:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4287a58a1f2600be6a9d1f210efe72f8",
                "name": "ESPN",
                "url": "https://www.espn.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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