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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 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": 268216,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8b73ea0c3599df6a5f16f85ec47bfa4b",
            "title": "US federal prosecutors open criminal inquiry into US Federal Reserve chair",
            "description": "The US attorney's office in the District of Columbia has opened a criminal investigation into Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve.",
            "content": "The US attorney's office in the District of Columbia has opened a criminal investigation into Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve.\n\"On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a c... [623 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-12/criminal-investigation-opens-into-us-federal-reserve-chair/106220038",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/944eba15b0834d87f9c41817578bf601?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2706&cropW=4810&xPos=0&yPos=166&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-12T01:13:49Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "67d62cf4fce4522b2ef04fd643f6f55b",
            "title": "up Sendle suddenly ceases operations after 12 years",
            "description": "Sendle, founded in 2014, sent an email to customers informing them that the service will be halting all bo...",
            "content": "A ustralian parcel and courier service Sendle has suddenly ceased operations, leaving small businesses in limbo.\nSendle, founded in 2014, sent an email to customers informing them that the service will be halting all bookings \"effective immediately\" ... [1612 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/national/parcel-service-sendle-ceases-operations-in-australia/3744ab01-386d-45fa-a37b-deac2de7615d",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/6C_mtIWcDT68xKLGuYoMR2nFuL0=/29x0:1588x877/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fca353d47-d7b6-44c1-a630-b8135741f8e7",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-12T00:25:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
                "name": "9News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f6af8c5bfb4543d26e60f6af733daa25",
            "title": "NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott, praised for Bondi Junction stabbing response, diagnosed with breast cancer",
            "description": "NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott, who was praised for bringing the Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing attack to an end, has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer.",
            "content": "NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott, who was praised for bringing the Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing attack to an end, has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer.\nPolice Legacy NSW, the NSW Police Force's charity, said their \"b... [2003 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-12/police-inspector-amy-scott-bondi-junction-hero-cancer-diagnosis/106219590",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/5b7cab32101af4102af350831641fdf2?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1708&cropW=3036&xPos=0&yPos=695&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-12T00:21:49Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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