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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": 139930,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "6779dc32f34e97d931db509a2116209a",
            "title": "What the Epstein files tell us about Andrew Mountbatten",
            "description": "Documents released last week have shed more light on what the former prince might have been lying about in that fateful sit-down with the BBC's flagship current affairs program, Newsnight.",
            "content": "Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's infamous 2019 BBC interview has for many years been described as a \"car crash\" and a PR disaster for the former prince and the palace.\nQueen Elizabeth II's second-oldest son gave it in an attempt to restore his reputation... [5426 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/epstein-files-shed-more-light-on-mountbatten-windsor-interview/106302294",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/1cd202681389ee2035bb99192acbbd45?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=360&cropW=640&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-03T19:48:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d8cb54f3192e7cbb03f1c19412106f13",
            "title": "US forces shoot down Iranian drone near American warship",
            "description": "The US military has shot down an Iranian drone that was flying towards an American aircraft carrier in waters near Iran, US authorities say.",
            "content": "The US military has shot down an Iranian drone that was flying towards an American aircraft carrier in waters near Iran, US authorities say.\nThe Iranian Shahed-139 drone approached USS Abraham Lincoln, which is in the Arabian Sea, \"aggressively\" and ... [1535 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/us-forces-shoot-down-iranian-drone/106302478",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/98bc524fee2b12897b5c29065e0f67c9?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1680&cropW=2982&xPos=0&yPos=411&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-03T19:04:39Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "461392404fe32dcdd93c4f2d54507f4c",
            "title": "Peter Mandelson set to retire from House of Lords over links to Jeffrey Epstein",
            "description": "The former UK ambassador to the US is set to retire from Britain's parliament on Wednesday as a possible criminal investigation looms over his ties to the late paedophile.",
            "content": "British politician Peter Mandelson is set to quit the House of Lords as he faces new questions, and a potential police investigation, over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.\nThe Speaker of the House of Lords, Michael Forsyth, said Lord Mandelson ... [4107 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/peter-mandelson-epstein-files-links-force-resignation-from-lords/106302398",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/bb526b18d6384a736a150d4530718df0?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1947&cropW=3461&xPos=674&yPos=87&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-03T16:09:16Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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