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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": 155064,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "3cdc927c85adfb2471d23a7f21458518",
            "title": "Aurora australis set to light up Australian sky as agencies monitor ‘severe solar storm’",
            "description": "The spectacular aurora australis, also known as the southern lights, may be visible as far north as Victoria and New South Wales",
            "content": "What is a solar storm?\nJust like our planet has weather, so does the sun.\nAustralian astrophysicist, science communicator and author, Sara Webb, said “a solar storm is a sudden event on the surface of the sun, where particles and plasma are ejected a... [4490 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/20/aurora-australis-set-to-light-up-australian-sky-as-agencies-monitor-severe-solar-storm",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1dc7da384d509aa2825404d8fc626412516a40f8/504_0_4095_3276/master/4095.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=4eaa3803e26a592efe1b68de5e067eba",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-20T06:55:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0e81f4c3012a889ae270c496f74654ff",
            "title": "‘I’d give anything just to see her again’: owners’ grief for their beloved pets",
            "description": "As a study says a pet death can hurt as much as that of a relative, three people describe their emotions",
            "content": "Grief over the death of a pet could be as chronic as that for a human family member, according to research. The study, published in the academic journal PLOS One, suggests grieving pet owners can suffer from prolonged grief disorder (PGD).\nPGD is a m... [6443 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/20/pet-owners-grief-family-member",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/033fff04d721098af8cd1cf31d5f27f304c33b69/1000_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=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=c5a931676367610c45f2ee4eb691648d",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-20T06:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "97926cfcdf0a03ecf76d3d4108ebb379",
            "title": "As Trump menaces Greenland, this much is clear: the free world needs a new plan - and inspired leadership",
            "description": "The idea that the liberal rules-based order can survive his presidency now seems complacent. This is a historic moment – and a time to act, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown",
            "content": "A European-wide chorus of resistance, led this morning by Keir Starmer, has greeted Donald Trump’s plan to take over Greenland, by force if necessary, and to start a tariff war if any country stands in his way. Have no doubt, this is a moment: if pur... [6571 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/20/donald-trump-greenland-world-plan-leadership",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4e71691a4225ec67edd8af0d6ad64944eab994bf/449_0_2773_2218/master/2773.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=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctb3BpbmlvbnMucG5n&enable=upscale&s=7f5f0ab4054a93cf395047341b664598",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-20T06:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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