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Australia World News API

Get the live top world headlines from Australia with our JSON API.

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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": 159436,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "6f3dbe778523751414193edbfa3b8a7a",
            "title": "Middle East crisis live: Israel resumes strikes across Tehran and Beirut; finance ministers prepare to discuss surging oil prices",
            "description": "The Israeli military announced a ‘wide-scale wave of strikes’ against infrastructure across Iran; EU leaders to discuss releasing emergency oil reserves after oil surged above $100 a barrel",
            "content": "Key events\nShow key events only\nPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature\nA man was killed and several more were injured in an airstrike fired toward central Israel on Monday, the Israeli emergency services, Magen David Adom, said.\nIt is unclear ... [7159 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/09/iran-war-live-updates-new-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-oil-prices-soar?page=with:block-69ae845a8f089ad2051872ca",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/726ff1946322a1f173160883c906d00f5115705f/818_0_5000_4000/master/5000.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=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctbGl2ZS5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=7917374115151cb891bf38cec14a1e9a",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-09T12:55:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a105a57faa5b20232a7c9ec14093e5e9",
            "title": "Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba Khamenei named new Supreme Leader; acid rain falls in Tehran; Kuwait international airport attacked; Iran death roll rises",
            "description": "The conflict in the Middle East is now in its second week, with strikes across the region as the US and Israel continue to attack Iran. Follow our rolling coverage.",
            "content": "Pinned post from 4.24pm\nGo to latest\nThe latest from the Middle East\nBy Angus Delaney and Emily Kaine\nWelcome to our live coverage of the United States and Israel’s war on Iran. Here’s the latest from the Middle East.\nMojtaba Khamenei, the son of the... [11755 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-live-updates-wong-rules-out-australian-ground-offensive-iran-set-to-appoint-new-leader-kuwait-tower-aflame-following-airstrikes-20260308-p5o8j7.html?post=p5a253",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.9192708333333334%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/182662836bbf217328e83d5d70ecfc71e7c9e26fcc2b44037a5f20c37d6aba72",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-09T10:39:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0400bf020ed9b874ba16bfce7d765b50",
            "title": "Australia would be signed up to Iran war ‘by deception and stealth’ if military support sent, Shoebridge says",
            "description": "Greens senator sounds warning as Labor expected to announce possible defence measures to protect Gulf countries within days",
            "content": "The Greens say sending military support to Gulf countries would only serve Donald Trump’s interests in the growing Iran war, as international law experts warn assistance would mean Australia was legally part of the conflict.\nCabinet’s national securi... [4361 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/09/australia-iran-war-deception-greens-shoebridge",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/98b753eeb5a84fba3fbb814a3c6f5daef51d18f4/849_0_6880_5504/master/6880.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=4d72699488762d69f08fbd7c7b311830",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-09T08:08:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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