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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 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": 140716,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5ae816a306413b0216f93e3f18846166",
            "title": "Bear attacks man in public toilet in Japan",
            "description": "Incident north of Tokyo comes after a record 13 deaths from bear attacks in Japan since the start of April",
            "content": "A man has been attacked by a bear in a public toilet in Japan, local media reported on Friday – the latest in a record-breaking wave of attacks this autumn, including those in populated areas.\nThe victim, a 69-year-old security guard, told police he ... [1922 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/28/bear-attacks-man-public-toilet-japan",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a30f3bec76e951df37f3d9991be35bea00a99a09/183_0_5488_4390/master/5488.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=72d943ac00af6c069d065d38b30b9142",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-28T06:43:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e864923b3a4f109502d5aafcc654e73c",
            "title": "Death toll from landslides and floods in Sri Lanka rises to 56",
            "description": "Sri Lankan authorities say they have closed government offices and schools Friday as the death toll from landslides and floods across the country rose to 56.",
            "content": "COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed government offices and schools Friday as the death toll from floods and landslides across the country rose to 56 while more than 600 houses were damaged, officials said.\nSri Lanka began grappling with severe... [1286 chars]",
            "url": "https://apnews.com/article/sri-lanka-weather-mudslides-floods-deaths-b82ddbb16ef5962c9157d87d2f27dada",
            "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/d4541b3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8478x4769+0+442/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F60%2F4e%2Fece0b693f3a62452b7868f1a374d%2F1a0d26b6dd1944c69da5e0a628586101",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-28T06:17:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b356d47a35dfffa723fc8131b36c3ed1",
                "name": "AP News",
                "url": "https://apnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a94566db7def3c46066c13d328267201",
            "title": "‘A step-change’: tech firms battle for undersea dominance with submarine drones",
            "description": "As navies seek to counter submarines and protect cables, startups and big defence companies fight to lead market",
            "content": "Flying drones used during the Ukraine war have changed land battle tactics for ever. Now the same thing appears to be happening under the sea.\nNavies around the world are racing to add autonomous submarines. The UK’s Royal Navy is planning a fleet of... [7800 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/28/tech-submarine-drones-startups-big-defence-companies",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ec15d6434e23ba2e1a2e1ea1fec38dac68c5e605/221_0_1125_900/master/1125.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=cc9afae09f8bde6d0c9a11b63af771fc",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-28T06:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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