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": 171120,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "12feacad6ac74373541f527478f9567d",
            "title": "‘White shirt guy’ claims he was assaulted by police at the Sydney rally against Isaac Herzog. Now he plans to sue",
            "description": "Exclusive: Derek Jones, 56, who works in finance, claims police conduct during February protest against Israeli president was ‘absolutely mad’",
            "content": "Derek Jones was on the ferry home to Manly with his wife when he saw the video of himself that would become global news. He was wearing a ripped white business shirt and nursing two broken ribs.\nThe viral video, shot a few hours earlier, showed Jones... [5428 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/06/white-shirt-guy-assaulted-by-police-claims-sydney-herzog-rally-ntwnfb",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d6a165299078d3b579dee48cbc5451a09fec79c9/492_0_2461_1970/master/2461.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=5ea8494c9454f32611608e315bab5afe",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T21:35:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f4010a295aa38fa1dc88599936522574",
            "title": "Will Donald Trump's 'Project Freedom' reopen the Strait of Hormuz or reignite war with Iran?",
            "description": "The US president is pledging to secure shipping through the jammed Strait of Hormuz. But \"Project Freedom\" is a risky exercise that threatens to shatter a shaky ceasefire.",
            "content": "Donald Trump has pledged to get traffic moving through the jammed Strait of Hormuz again, defying Iranian warnings not to challenge its blockade.\nBut the US president's so-called Project Freedom is a risky exercise that threatens to reignite the war ... [8320 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/will-project-freedom-restart-shipping-in-strait-of-hormuz-/106646098",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/c00da7848f57be30510da4b2632bdc7a?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=203&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T21:20:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "65615333ac3db08c5cf1be3a5ce17a61",
            "title": "West Bengal polls: Election rigged by EC, won’t resign as CM, says Mamata Banerjee",
            "description": "India News: NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Mamata Banerjee Tuesday refused to resign as West Bengal chief minister, asserting that she does not recognise the election outcome.",
            "content": "Mamata Banerjee\nNEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Mamata Banerjee Tuesday refused to resign as West Bengal chief minister, asserting that she does not recognise the election outcome and claiming a “moral victory” for her party. “I was on the streets, I will be on t... [2213 chars]",
            "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/west-bengal-polls-election-rigged-by-ec-wont-resign-as-cm-says-mamata-banerjee/articleshow/130838703.cms",
            "image": "https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130838717,width-1280,height-720,imgsize-104898,resizemode-6,overlay-toi_sw,pt-32,y_pad-600/photo.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T20:06:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9c931d3332c3a87c89b804230892aa64",
                "name": "The Times of India",
                "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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