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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": 304052,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d06b709129739c4503a437369e16fa0a",
            "title": "Australian Open 2026 live: Aryna Sabalenka meets Elena Rybakina in women's singles final",
            "description": "Aryna Sabalenka tries to win her third Australian Open singles title and fifth grand slam crown as she meets 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the women's singles final. Follow live.",
            "content": "Not for the first time, Aryna Sabalenka has reached the final of the Australian Open without losing a set.\nShe kicked things off with regulation wins over French wildcard Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah (6-4, 6-1) and Chinese qualifier Zhuoxuan Bai (6-... [1400 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-31/australian-open-womens-singles-final-live-sabalenka-rybakina/106291584",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/0bf05649f187b3ac2c0e5bd8ce5f7193?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=521&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-31T07:07:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "64ae042267d6a7bbb7770372074c7055",
            "title": "England cricketer Harry Brook says he lied about New Zealand nightclub incident to protect teammates",
            "description": "England's ODI and T20 captain Harry Brook issues a statement admitting he lied over the nightclub incident on his side's tour of New Zealand last year, saying other teammates were present when he was hit by a bouncer.",
            "content": "In short:\nHarry Brook has admitted he was not the only England player present when he was hit by a nightclub bouncer in Wellington during a tour of New Zealand late last year.\nEngland white-ball captain Brook was fined $60,000 for his part in the inc... [1829 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-31/brook-says-he-lied-to-protect-england-teammates-in-nz-incident/106291544",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/c90809e5be6a5eb472f80319b663356d?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2239&cropW=3980&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-31T06:45:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "da67a7f8f3533ef02db0099d4ef523ba",
            "title": "Man accused of posing as talent agent to lure young actors into sex acts granted bail",
            "description": "The 57-year-old told a Sydney court he posed as a Disney executive because he was \"lonely\" but only ever shouted people coffee or dinners.",
            "content": "In short:\nGerard Vamadevan has been charged over allegedly posing as a casting agent to lure young actors into sexual acts.\nThe 57-year-old told the court he posed as a Disney executive because he was \"lonely\" but only ever shouted people coffee or d... [2391 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-31/sydney-man-allegedly-posed-as-talent-agent-to-lure-actors/106290734",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/20c0f81ed32e401d2ce150df25c8c71e?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2160&cropW=3840&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-31T06:16:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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