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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": 143002,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5fb7abf037328f8f68b5da497cee3f87",
            "title": "At least four killed in shooting at child’s birthday party in northern California",
            "description": "San Joaquin County sheriff’s office says children were among the victims in possible ‘targeted’ attack on a banquet hall in Stockton",
            "content": "Four people have died after 14 people were shot at a family gathering in northern California on Saturday night, police said.\nHeather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff’s office, said children and adults were among the victims of... [1463 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/30/stockton-banquet-hall-shooting-california",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c639239dac4914b1eacf240c92e9f170abe1bbc1/153_0_3500_2800/master/3500.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=c2be3179844921a4354e30788efe601e",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-30T05:36:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3c1f6e2c7b813ac82c3054acfdecea94",
            "title": "Trump declares Venezuelan airspace closed as stand-off escalates",
            "description": "The US president is threatening to take more aggressive steps over the alleged drug trade, while planning to pardon a former Honduras president jailed on cocaine charges.",
            "content": "US President Donald Trump said airlines should consider the airspace above and around Venezuela to be closed as his administration continues to threaten more aggressive steps against President Nicolas Maduro’s government over the drug trade.\nAt the s... [4556 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/south-america/trump-declares-venezuelan-airspace-closed-as-stand-off-escalates-20251130-p5njkh.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.2506%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_45/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/1bffc87533357d7c644e087ecb135a1b40349cea",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-30T02:57:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9d049f096d496a46bb8cd1aed449a63e",
            "title": "Sri Lanka flood death toll rises to 159, with many more missing",
            "description": "A state of emergency is announced as Sri Lanka grapples with its worst weather disaster in years.",
            "content": "The death toll from floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka has risen to 159, with more than 200 people missing, as the country grapples with one of its worst weather disasters in years.\nMore than 20,000 homes have been destroyed, sending 108,000 people to... [1497 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yq26x0dd6o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/4333/live/0d37e630-cd8f-11f0-940b-2f0b2e11cc6a.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-30T02:16:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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