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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": 161650,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ad3da27d72c1d0726e16ef45c74ecbf4",
            "title": "Two dead after Air Canada jet collides with fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport",
            "description": "The pilot and copilot were killed after the plane struck the fire truck at a speed of about 39 kilometres per hour.",
            "content": "In short:\nThe pilot and copilot of an Air Canada jet have died after the plane collided with a fire truck while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport.\nThe plane from Montreal struck the vehicle at a speed of about 39 kilometres per hour, Flightrada... [1820 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-23/air-canada-flight-collides-with-vehicle-at-new-york-airport/106487234",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/c49e4d6f6402cfe5aa760e55da13b7af?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1406&cropW=2500&xPos=0&yPos=131&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T07:57:52Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "ABC News",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8efcd8236ea97c3e47d04e6bc5b30e84",
            "title": "International Energy Agency says second round of emergency fuel releases is on table",
            "description": "World leaders have failed to grasp the depth of the energy crisis created by the Iran war, the head of the International Energy Agency has warned, as he considers releasing extra emergency oil stores.",
            "content": "World leaders have failed to grasp the depth of the energy crisis created by the Iran war, the head of the International Energy Agency has warned.\nThere have now been 40 energy assets damaged or destroyed in the Middle East as a result of the ongoing... [4942 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-23/international-energy-agency-second-fuel-release-possible/106485418",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/1334e13e4f0ed9e8a04278f8b5f5837e?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=897&cropW=1595&xPos=2&yPos=3&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T07:37:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "ABC News",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2ab1eb6d18db11fb0c5cd191caa6d384",
            "title": "US-Iran war as it happened: Trump gives Iran 48 hours to open Strait of Hormuz; Iran threatens to destroy energy, oil infrastructure; Israel strikes bridges in southern Lebanon",
            "description": "Iran said it would “completely close” the Strait of Hormuz if the US targeted energy infrastructure after Donald Trump’s threat. Follow live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East.",
            "content": "Pinned post from 6.01pm\nGo to latest\nWhat we covered today\nBy\nThank you for reading our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East. This live blog has closed for the day, but we will resume at 6am on Tuesday.\nHere’s what we covered today:\nUS Pres... [11838 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-live-updates-trump-gives-iran-48-hours-to-open-strait-of-hormuz-iran-threatens-to-destroy-energy-oil-infrastructure-israel-strikes-bridges-in-southern-lebanon-20260322-p5rmj4.html?post=p5a59v",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/w_800%2Ch_450%2Cc_fill%2Cg_auto:faces/q_86%2Cf_auto/4818cf4a7dabd7d0216fcaeef097ef53ba539167",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T06:28:55Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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