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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": 159530,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "dd54736762ff743432fbe46f557f4b08",
            "title": "'The situation is dire': War on Iran squeezes India's cooking-gas supplies",
            "description": "The shockwaves of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran are being felt in India's kitchens.",
            "content": "As the US-Israeli strikes on Iran disrupt energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, supplies of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are tightening across India, forcing restaurants to cut menus, shorten hours and in some cases shut down altogether.\nMo... [3816 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2xg0p4y84o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ba14/live/f09373a0-1dd9-11f1-9120-a910fc22c6ac.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-12T07:51:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f5f404202a58853151ea992010b15697",
            "title": "Ied campaign of strikes in Iran nears 13th day with no end in sight; Gulf region targeted in fresh wave of strikes; Global oil prices surge; Australia to add 100 million litres of fuel in economy",
            "description": "Iranian attacks against commercial ships, including a Thai cargo ship set ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz, f...",
            "content": "The US-Israel joint air assault on Iran is nearing its 13th day, having hit more than 5500 targets with no indication of any end in sight.\nIran's retaliatory strikes on the Gulf region also escalated following a fresh wave of missiles and drones in t... [6023 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-conflict-escalates-saudi-arabia-oil-tankers-targeted-trump-sidesteps-blame-for-strike-on-iran-school/b321addd-c4de-4272-b8e5-947a6732d4eb",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/PtkbEj6RVHQBAyZASs86x7OlocQ=/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fb079a024-9bca-48b4-a443-7529c6b774c7",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-12T05:23:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
                "name": "9News",
                "url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "16b4800b8c1943aa6db6852bc3b8af37",
            "title": "A young girl is knocked over at Tokyo crossing - what’s behind Japan’s ‘bumping’ trend?",
            "description": "Viral video of girl being shoved by fellow pedestrian has reignited debate over butsukari – with experts blaming stress and gender dynamics",
            "content": "It starts out as a heartwarming clip. A young girl, clearly delighted to be in Tokyo, beams as she makes a peace sign to the camera. Seconds later, she is shoved to the ground from behind by a woman wearing a surgical mask. The assailant doesn’t skip... [3816 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/12/japan-butsukari-otoko-bumping-man-trend-explained-tokyo-girl-shoved",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bafe6ee30fcd1954e5dd910b112c79fd770295d6/381_0_5000_4000/master/5000.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=2260dc555d63244591981955809f8852",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-12T05:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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