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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": 259112,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8ae03bdda4aeeac74f6c98fadbb707a5",
            "title": "Investigation under way after woman found dead in northern NSW home",
            "description": "Police are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a home in the NSW Northern Rivers.",
            "content": "P olice are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a home in the NSW Northern Rivers.\nOfficers were called to a South Grafton home, about an hour south-west of Yamba, just before midday today following a report of concern for someone's wel... [496 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/national/south-grafton-death-nsw-police/4d97e586-ff88-4919-ad7a-adda0be8366a",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/zKxeR0lpMBhRuzxh-NrSJp3DRxQ=/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fe2881c1a-eef8-4d74-980c-c68dd6bf3c91",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-09T07:27:36Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
                "name": "9News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "14d31694496fd85f44fdf5b6c44a4e34",
            "title": "Labor support softens as cost of living concerns dominate",
            "description": "Two out of three voters say they’re cutting back on Christmas this year, while three out of five said they couldn’t afford any unexpected major expenses.",
            "content": "The Coalition is starting to creep up in the polls from a record low as rising anxiety over the cost of living has begun to drag on Labor’s post-election honeymoon.\nA fortnight of infighting and backbiting has barely moved the Coalition’s primary and... [5385 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/voters-don-t-punish-liberals-for-infighting-but-albanese-on-notice-over-rising-costs-poll-20251108-p5n8rz.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.7138%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.776846%2C$width_1059%2C$x_188%2C$y_29/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/3691b36b5ae7a820b55195e9d4423f5433292f82bdb8a30f6ea8a5d44e5d2345",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-09T07:06:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8d1f03a94209fc773f9160fb6f100c29",
            "title": "Victoria considers decriminalising begging after brutal killing",
            "description": "Begging is still a crime in Victoria that can land people in prison for up to a year. Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny has asked for advice on whether to decriminalise the offence.",
            "content": "The brutal killing of a woman who was forced by her abusive partner to ask strangers for food and money has prompted the state government to consider decriminalising the act of begging.\nWhile New South Wales, Western Australia, Queensland and Tasmani... [5655 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/we-owe-it-to-people-like-jessica-victoria-considers-decriminalising-begging-after-brutal-killing-20251103-p5n7d6.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.1935%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/bee0621a3e35f10c19bbbe70d7f2ddd9a8e92c53",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-09T05:46:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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