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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": 258374,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a01091c1a634d137d6f2ac1c5b4240fd",
            "title": "Suzi Milgate guilty of aggravated assault over crepe attack on Natasha Fyles",
            "description": "Former Darwin real estate agent Suzi Milgate has been found guilty of aggravated assault after pushing a cream-covered crepe into the face of a former Northern Territory chief minister.",
            "content": "Former Darwin real estate agent Suzi Milgate has been found guilty of aggravated assault — and may face jail time — after pushing a cream-covered crepe into the face of former chief minister Natasha Fyles.\nIn a judge-only trial in which she represent... [2877 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-16/nt-chief-minister-assault-suzi-milgate-guilty/106148236",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/3859d84559b3360c1d9faab1becd5cec?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-16T05:27:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "883779dc698385d4b0a9ac8d5a876dfb",
            "title": "Crisis hotline Lifeline records busiest day of the year with more than 4,300 calls after the Bondi mass shooting",
            "description": "Crisis hotline Lifeline has experienced its busiest day of the year in the wake of the Bondi mass shooting, with more than 4,300 calls made in 24 hours.",
            "content": "Crisis support hotline Lifeline has experienced its busiest day of the year in the wake of the Bondi shooting, with experts warning the psychological impact of traumatic events do not end \"when the sirens stop\".\nLifeline said the 24-hour period betwe... [4449 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-16/lifeline-busiest-day-after-bondi-shooting-tragedy/106149344",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/441a45a80b5907d3a2bdebf7f8ab42ec?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1152&cropW=2048&xPos=0&yPos=163&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-16T04:59:36Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2b6b05ecee8bd6a8cef699d89eba2d49",
            "title": "A practice owner’s silly season to",
            "description": "Organising leave, backing up computers, contacting patients – Dr Rob Hosking shares his tips for clinics this festive season.",
            "content": "News\nA practice owner’s silly season to-do list\nIt is December and it feels like there’s plenty on the to-do list – the year is coming to an end, and things are winding up.\nTime to think about what we need to do to manage any practice changes such as... [3134 chars]",
            "url": "https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/gp-opinion/a-practice-owner-s-silly-season-to-do-list",
            "image": "https://www1.racgp.org.au/getattachment/c4d280e4-b08b-4978-90f7-3b3cb0643a50/A-practice-owner-s-silly-season-to-do-list.aspx",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-16T04:55:39Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7c8f5681a87b14a2d9325259b4120bf7",
                "name": "Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)",
                "url": "https://www1.racgp.org.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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