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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": 166950,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "91dc2839d0f707f4e9ffca1bc04f9a40",
            "title": "Democrats urged to reclaim anti-war identity amid Trump’s assault on Iran",
            "description": "War spurs debate on US power and role in the world – and progressives eye chance to reorient American foreign policy",
            "content": "Well over a year into Donald Trump’s disruptive second term, few believed the US president could still genuinely shock. But at 8.06am on Tuesday he did just that, with an apocalyptic threat on Truth Social, to destroy a “whole civilization” in Iran –... [10153 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/11/democrats-iran-trump-war",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/38359b37f202c57caf0408b2967744cd9ec1065c/487_0_4851_3883/master/4851.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=265366f649874d7ede4f04bd96f76216",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-11T12:02:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "182f1905b50a71d326780ddf46f353a2",
            "title": "Trump’s Iran fiasco has led him into the gravest territory",
            "description": "As the president spirals over his disastrous war, his threats have escalated beyond the red line of international law",
            "content": "Donald Trump has hung nine glowering portraits of himself throughout the White House, each one projecting a variation on the theme of intimidation. But gazing into his narcissistic pool of grimacing images has not calmed him when in his mind’s eye he... [9019 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/11/trump-iran-international-law",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fe3de2951b80e42ff70103cc45a787f8cc117b48/520_0_5200_4160/master/5200.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=54b84f8885756f7ef8a58fc899f857ec",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-11T10:02:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "982f8ee1b7b8ccd8f772c623dc8e0e05",
            "title": "Skincare tools: All the innovative face tools on our radar this year, including LED Face Masks, Facial Steamers, and more",
            "description": "If you're in need of some inspiration, here are the innovative face tools on our radar this year.",
            "content": "The great big world of beauty is always on a path to innovating, whether that be through unique ingredients, unconventional procedures, or tech that tackles our biggest skin concerns.\nBut with so many products on the market, sifting through to find t... [2518 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nine.com.au/product-reviews/beauty/skincare-tools-innovative-face-devices-on-our-radar-list/e896f39c-839a-41d2-8865-aa7fe0a7691a",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/zdyO31uRbLDcTJK8SCInCnrexeQ=/0x307:647x671/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F5c473af5-e5f9-4ae7-82cf-92606510fbf3",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-11T09:00:53Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f24775d826544c821fc5b672e89feda5",
                "name": "Nine",
                "url": "https://www.nine.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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