Australia World News API

Get the live top world headlines from Australia with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Australia World 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=world&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 154458,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7cc33851b31de7a6b77f87b509e2d9b3",
            "title": "Australia news live: Richard Marles left adrift as UK counterpart quits hours before scheduled visit to naval yard",
            "description": "Follow live",
            "content": "Richard Marles wishes John Healey ‘all the best’ after he abruptly quit UK government\nBritain’s defence secretary, John Healey, has abruptly quit the Starmer government, in another blow to the leader’s teetering authority.\nOur UK colleagues have all ... [1231 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/12/australia-news-live-richard-marles-aukus-submarine-defence-nato-anthony-albanese-pauline-hanson-labor-one-nation-cost-of-living-ntwnfb",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/be949cde285d9232b74b02b77de67482ff88402c/239_0_6808_5449/master/6808.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=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctbGl2ZS5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=a5d415ceb5367b37470a3caa6fcaf6f0",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T20:35:34Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "03561cb709f5dfb0029b8a1a4a5011a6",
            "title": "British Indian Tory peer Rami Ranger takes UK PM Starmer to court over CBE revocation",
            "description": "UK News: LONDON: British Indian Tory peer Lord Ranger has challenged the revocation of his CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the high court.",
            "content": "Britain's PM Keir Starmer (AP)\nLONDON: British Indian Tory peer Lord Ranger has challenged the revocation of his CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the high court here. It is the first time anyone has ever taken the UK govt to cour... [1882 chars]",
            "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/tory-peer-rami-ranger-takes-starmer-to-court-over-cbe-revocation/articleshow/131668261.cms",
            "image": "https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131668300,width-1280,height-720,resizemode-6,overlay-toi_sw,pt-32,y_pad-600/photo.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T19:27:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9c931d3332c3a87c89b804230892aa64",
                "name": "The Times of India",
                "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "26610725d61010abc099b14cd2cf3697",
            "title": "The train ticket rip-off fleecing travellers around the world",
            "description": "When I realised I’d paid far more for my trip than I should have, I felt like an idiot. But I wasn’t the only one falling for this dodgy practice.",
            "content": "Advertisement\nOpinion\nThe train ticket rip-off fleecing travellers around the world\nGary NunnContributor\nJune 12, 2026 — 5:00am\nJune 12, 2026 — 5:00am\nYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.\nRemove items from your saved list to add more.... [3993 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/reviews-and-advice/the-train-ticket-rip-off-fleecing-travellers-around-the-world-20260611-p6060n.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.13135698337881418%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_110/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/t_metro_traveller_no_label_no_age_social_wm/c6646262f888c2e799f288c4f94f438620d53ca4",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T19:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "65045958568caf3ea94d17e4238416e8",
                "name": "SMH.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.smh.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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