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": 149936,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b8e6b6b506fc9205419ee53731c67b5c",
            "title": "Tens of thousands march in London in separate immigration, pro‑Palestinian protests",
            "description": "Tens of thousands of people have marched through central London in two separate protests: one against immigration and another in support of Palestinians.",
            "content": "Tens of thousands of people have marched through central London in two separate protests, one against high levels of immigration and a perceived Islamic threat to British identity, and another in support of Palestinians.\nPolice deployed 4,000 officer... [3764 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-17/tens-of-thousands-march-in-london-pro-palestine-anti-immigration/106689212",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/522cf0672673d33a895f70b7f2cc5faf?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=260&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T23:29:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2946b36caf15e9de61561143aa186f46",
            "title": "Trump's Beijing visit was more vibes than details. And Xi set the tone",
            "description": "China's leader also sent an ominous message if a key \"red line\" was crossed.",
            "content": "US President Donald Trump's visit to China this week may have been short on immediate deals addressing frictions over tech and trade. But there's little question that Chinese leader Xi Jinping will be viewing it as a resounding success.\nBeijing didn'... [7284 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-visit-beijing-china-vibes-xi-jinping/3cb44d3e-0175-4f22-91f2-a858277544f5",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/ma60wff-BlMlhuVyn6_Lq0F1ohk=/0x520:5000x3332/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F45732ae4-1ce7-4ca8-8da4-64624646d989",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T23:24:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
                "name": "9News",
                "url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "437781bfe7e1e0a913daeee18ee444df",
            "title": "Maldives suspends search for four bodies in underwater cave after military diver dies",
            "description": "Maldivian authorities suspended the search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside...",
            "content": "Maldivian authorities suspended the search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave, after a military diver died during a perilous mission to try to reach them.\nThe group of five Italian divers is believed t... [5371 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/world/maldives-italian-divers-military-diver-dies-searching-for-bodies-of-4-italians-in-an-underwater-cave/d24bfee6-31f4-4ae2-afc7-10ca5d212d18",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/_qPgjVDjuBuBqKbRJdtzUcEKB9Y=/0x199:1600x1099/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F942faa5b-df85-40ee-8d36-9a4ca4dff5e7",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T22:05:40Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
                "name": "9News",
                "url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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