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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": 158616,
"articles": [
{
"id": "c62ca9fc1c2068141576d91345158ef6",
"title": "A new start after 60: I baked a pie every day for a year - and it changed my life",
"description": "Vickie Hardin Woods was worried she would lose her identity when she retired. Instead, she came up with a plan that made her feel more creative, connected and valued than ever",
"content": "When Vickie Hardin Woods retired, she knew she needed a plan. “I was worried about losing my carefully crafted identity as a professional. I was looking for something to carry me through that time … What else can I be?”\nShe decided to do – rather tha... [3586 chars]",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/22/a-new-start-after-60-i-baked-a-pie-every-day-for-a-year-and-it-changed-my-life",
"image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/13b25becf38eae040d804aba8ec782ba8cd66988/654_0_3335_2668/master/3335.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=3489c87db87da769fb108a825e59ff73",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-23T07:00:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
"name": "The Guardian",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
}
},
{
"id": "de6870093b1b45c610786d67eaf2b099",
"title": "Killing of 'El Mencho', Mexico's biggest drug lord, sparks chaos among cartel members",
"description": "Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes died after a gunfight with military personnel. Hours later, vehicles were set alight, roads blocked and shopfronts torched as retaliation in eight states.",
"content": "In the hours after Mexico's most wanted drug cartel leader was shot and killed in a special forces raid, vehicles were set alight to block major roads and shopfronts were torched in a show of retaliation in eight states.\nNemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervan... [9716 chars]",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-23/el-mencho-mexico-drug-cartels-leader-death-sparks-chaos/106376506",
"image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/845b0417ac681778ecac3d20d0b407de?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=74&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-23T06:45:30Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
"name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
}
},
{
"id": "98ee2cb1fbcb1c2f0ced1fa56c429a61",
"title": "The tragedy of Punch the monkey: why do mother animals abandon their offspring?",
"description": "Footage of Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque, has gone viral around the world after he was rejected by his mother and formed a bond with a soft toy",
"content": "A baby monkey in Japan has captured hearts around the world after videos of him being bullied by other monkeys and rejected by his mother went viral last week.\nPunch, a Japanese macaque, was born last July at Ichikawa zoo. He has drawninternational a... [4058 chars]",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/23/punch-monkey-japan-macaque-why-do-mother-animals-abandon-offspring",
"image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7e3a8c43c0d1b54bb6a92ceac6be7530d22c36cb/1358_535_2034_1628/master/2034.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=0620cace79ceeb71a4cea79377c27c81",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-23T06:13:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
"name": "The Guardian",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
}
}
]
}