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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 APIAPI 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": 341062,
"articles": [
{
"id": "f36b08070eaa88bc31b642156bafb4c4",
"title": "Eta Aquarids: Best times to see the spectacular meteor shower taking over Aussie skies tomorrow night",
"description": "Aussies can expect a spectacular meteor shower this week, caused by debris left behind by Halley's Comet.",
"content": "The skies above Australia will light up tomorrow night, giving Aussies the chance to witness one of the fastest meteor showers in the solar system.\nThe Eta Aquarids, also known as Eta Aquarii, is produced by debris left behind by Halley's Comet.\nEach... [2235 chars]",
"url": "https://au.news.yahoo.com/eta-aquarids-best-times-to-see-the-spectacular-meteor-shower-taking-over-aussie-skies-tomorrow-night-065328584.html",
"image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/SAZgQ6lRauq4hCcxpMjplQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net/images/2026-05/5af2bed0-b238-4a35-9101-818a1d6b1a82",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-05T06:53:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "73b26bb42278526af32dc834a6cab6c4",
"name": "Yahoo News Australia",
"url": "https://au.news.yahoo.com"
}
},
{
"id": "6ce6fd62e0a1a85da3778275cd13c4ad",
"title": "$15m win for research into early onset cancer",
"description": "Rates of cancers in adults under 50 are rising significantly, but seven Australian research projects hope to find out why – and improve detection and treatment.",
"content": "Rates of cancers in adults under 50 are rising significantly, but seven Australian research projects hope to find out why – and improve detection and treatment.\nSeven research projects have won $15 million in funding over three years from the Cancer ... [5252 chars]",
"url": "https://www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/15m-win-for-research-into-early-onset-cancer/44962",
"image": "https://img.healthservicesdaily.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/05/05143624/iStock-2243460301-research.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-05T05:49:11Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "6bced637313d2ed349ed995fe34085f0",
"name": "Health Services Daily",
"url": "https://www.healthservicesdaily.com.au"
}
},
{
"id": "e7d13ac7444676c7dfb713517c83bac0",
"title": "Woman dead, man in custody after stolen car crashes north of Brisbane",
"description": "A woman has died and a man is in custody after a stolen car crashed north of Brisbane this morning.",
"content": "A woman has died and a man is in custody after a stolen car caused a head-on crash north of Brisbane this morning.\nThe collision happened at Archer Street near Victoria Lane in Woodford, Caboolture, just after 6am.\nEmergency services were told a whit... [1080 chars]",
"url": "https://www.9news.com.au/national/caboolture-brisbane-woodford-woman-dead-man-in-custody-stolen-car-crash/e5f54ca0-f80a-4844-8aad-b69d79691791",
"image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/saWNZMmy3pippnC-faUZ4Yd13ns=/130x0:1609x832/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F70deb380-d261-4d65-bf4b-a7d40540c354",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-05T05:03:25Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
"name": "9News",
"url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
}
}
]
}