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": 157112,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "4ff035cfee399c2873fbe6a04e3916b1",
            "title": "Ukraine war briefing: Dispute over second world war army unit threatens to divide Poland and Ukraine",
            "description": "Poland prime minister Donald Tusk ⁠hopes to ​defuse a ‘mistake’ from spiralling further; gasoline sales suspended in Crimea. What we know on day 1,580",
            "content": "A conflict between politicians in Poland ⁠and Ukraine is a strategic mistake that will harm both sides, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk ⁠has cautioned, ⁠as he seeks to ​defuse a rekindled dispute over events that occurred during the second world wa... [2931 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/22/ukraine-war-briefing-poland-dispute-second-world-war-army-unit",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c97086e2aa035800cb9dde7bcec97623d4c5bab3/271_0_4168_3335/master/4168.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=5e60763b2da737a43461b66e7599c09c",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-22T00:56:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "02c2b4e72685bdb220fb091f0559aa8f",
            "title": "At least seven people killed in Chicago shootings as Trump renews military call",
            "description": "Mayor says ‘violence has no place in our city’ as president criticizes governor for not accepting national guard troops",
            "content": "At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured in several shootings in Chicago since Friday, police said, with Donald Trump once again calling for military intervention in the midwestern city.\nIn a post on Truth Social, Trump questioned wh... [3166 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/21/chicago-shootings-trump",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/75e76417c131cdf00ca865beaabf5227bda09885/974_723_3589_2873/master/3589.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=e71d024d43f908df92a81a18ba753a7b",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-21T23:08:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "62512fafa3d21e4845150e27bcd5e7b3",
            "title": "Oliver’s mum was a narcissist and his dad avoidant. His own breakup forced him to address his dysfunctional childhood",
            "description": "Not every adult escapes their difficult childhood. And learning what a healthy relationship feels like takes time",
            "content": "We inherit more than eye colour and bone structure from our parents. We inherit rules, silences, habits, beliefs. We inherit the shape of our parents’ presence or absence, the flavour of their neglect and the confusion of thinking this is love.\nEvery... [6372 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/22/childhood-trauma-learnt-behaviours-narcissist-mother-avoidant-father-dysfunctional-adulthood",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7b724b441f28c36a510800f6b02814e1b5d8be3e/240_0_3099_2480/master/3099.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=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctb3BpbmlvbnMucG5n&enable=upscale&s=660522e38cba9322326bf5f401916ab0",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-21T23:05:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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