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": 159614,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8255af5d014451869091a2600d90f3e9",
            "title": "Fire at Delhi hotel kills at least 21 people",
            "description": "Several people jumped out of the burning building to escape the flames, witnesses said, with residents dragging mattresses from a nearby store to try to break their fall.",
            "content": "In short:\nA fire at a restaurant and hotel in Delhi has killed at least 21 people and injured more than 40 others.\nResidents were seen dragging mattresses from a local store to help people jump from the burning building.\nWhat's next?\nIndia's Prime Mi... [2031 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-03/fire-at-delhi-hotel-kills-at-least-21-people/106757012",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/d062e712211a13fe27ca035daf280287?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=463&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-03T13:03:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ee33ff00c1b2f1d74100542d84e30362",
            "title": "Australia faces proposed 12.5pc US tariff over forced labour crackdown",
            "description": "Australia could be hit with a new US tariff after the Trump administration accused dozens of countries of failing to crack down on goods made with forced labour.",
            "content": "Australia could be hit with a new 12.5 per cent US tariff after the Trump administration accused dozens of countries of failing to crack down on goods made with forced labour.\nThe proposed tariff was announced by the US Trade Representative (USTR) on... [3713 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-03/australia-faces-proposed-us-tariff-over-forced-labour-crackdown/106756686",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/7d366a0edfd01720c4d1cd263dfe96eb?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=263&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-03T10:36:24Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "224ef577cf7fc0950a45ffe198ef3082",
            "title": "Ukraine drones hit St Petersburg, while NATO chief makes unannounced Kyiv visit",
            "description": "An oil export terminal was hit hours before the Russian president's annual economic forum got underway.",
            "content": "Ukraine has struck an oil export terminal in St Petersburg hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual economic forum got underway.\nThe attack on St Petersburg, Putin's home city, and the location of Davos — a showcase economic forum desig... [3282 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-03/ukraine-russia-drones-strike-st-petersburg-nato-chief-kyiv/106756542",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/6c1324a4d273c15898493f15ff89a10d?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=260&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-03T09:44:52Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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