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Australia World News API
Get the live top world headlines from Australia with our JSON API.
Get API key for the Australia World 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=world&apikey=API_KEY
{
"totalArticles": 158014,
"articles": [
{
"id": "891129af7c27db7ff12edfd204d7e981",
"title": "Eleven Australian Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel expected to be deported to Turkey",
"description": "The Global Sumud flotilla participants will likely be met by Australian consular officials at Israel’s Ramon airport",
"content": "Eleven Australians who were detained by Israeli forces while sailing as part of a flotilla to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza are expected to be deported within hours.\nIt was understood that the Australians, who were part of the Global Sumud flotill... [3665 chars]",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/21/eleven-australian-gaza-flotilla-activists-detained-by-israel-expected-to-be-deported-to-turkey-ntwnfb",
"image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d624b3c92b2620074c811008eee880a6ca907379/194_0_1350_1080/master/1350.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=50f701c26ec0f8d321bbb5a11f83d8f1",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-21T14:50:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
"name": "The Guardian",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
}
},
{
"id": "be2bb9487b56606fffa2718b5eb221c2",
"title": "Hillsong founder Brian Houston explains pornographic video posted from his phone",
"description": "Hillsong founder Brian Houston has described a pornographic clip that briefly appeared on his social media account.",
"content": "Hillsong founder Brian Houston has described a pornographic clip that briefly appeared on his X account as a “vile post”, saying he has “seen the fallout of pornography on individuals, on marriages, on families and I detest it”.\nMr Houston took to In... [1879 chars]",
"url": "https://thenightly.com.au/world/hillsong-founder-brian-houston-explains-why-porn-video-posted-from-his-phone-c-22310776",
"image": "https://images.thenightly.com.au/publication/C-22310776/df34a26b1305c91f24bf6f404b586a6919da4a87-16x9-x1y0w2446h1376.webp?imwidth=1200",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-21T12:26:26Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "20bb5956d6815cfa1e442a067839d5a2",
"name": "The Nightly",
"url": "https://thenightly.com.au"
}
},
{
"id": "106166b3b8354334f2de14a9b2ad027a",
"title": "Documents show late Queen Elizabeth II was 'very keen' former prince Andrew got UK trade job",
"description": "The historic documents show no security vetting took place at the time.",
"content": "In short:\nDocuments show the late Queen Elizabeth II was \"very keen\" her son former prince Andrew be given the job of UK trade envoy.\nUK Trade Minister Chris Bryant says \"we have found no evidence that a formal due diligence or vetting process was un... [3084 chars]",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-21/uk-releases-documents-on-andrew-mountbatten-windsor/106708862",
"image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/ad825131d860e0269fbb4f226c1fa073?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=199&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-21T10:25:40Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
"name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
}
}
]
}