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": 159636,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "dbf7a0b9677d2d9717a26f98e5cbe706",
            "title": "Volodomyr Zelenskyy says 'Moscow will burn' if Russian strikes continue",
            "description": "Scores of drones targeted Moscow overnight in what was Ukraine's largest attack on the Russian capital.",
            "content": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said heavy drone attacks on Russia were retaliation for a strike that damaged a historic monastery in Kyiv this week.\nMr Zelenskyy said \"if Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn\" as attacks continue.\nScores of d... [2473 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-18/zelenskyy-says-moscow-will-burn-if-russian-strikes-continue/106816266",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/eba581388afa399d22e262ede4cc3be4?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1038&cropW=1846&xPos=0&yPos=1074&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-18T13:24:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8476029d00e48343245bbde72958a3f0",
            "title": "The Australian",
            "description": "No Cookies | The Australian",
            "content": "Please note that by blocking any or all cookies you may not have access to certain features, content or personalization. For more information see our Cookie Policy.\nTo enable cookies, follow the instructions for your browser below.\nFacebook App: Open... [1735 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nocookies?a=A.flavipes",
            "image": "https://www.theaustralian.com.au/wp-content/themes/newscorpau-news-dna/dist/images/fallback/fallback-theaustralian-169.svg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-18T11:50:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "30b44acf8108f4e5e172e6a0ef2da1cf",
                "name": "The Australian",
                "url": "https://www.theaustralian.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "eb4a7b544423a8c3902d898c0eaa122f",
            "title": "Further hearing into Gotabaya’s writ petition fixed for June 24",
            "description": "Further hearing into the writ petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, seeking an order preventing his arrest in connection with the ongoing investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks, was today fixed for June 24 by the Court of Appeal.",
            "content": "Colombo, June 18 (Daily Mirror) - Further hearing into the writ petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, seeking an order preventing his arrest in connection with the ongoing investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks, wa... [309 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/Further-hearing-into-Gotabayas-writ-petition-fixed-for-June-24/108-343300",
            "image": "https://bmkltsly13vb.compat.objectstorage.ap-singapore-1.oraclecloud.com/cdn.sg.dailymirror.lk/assets/uploads/image_8c4ee94ab2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-18T11:22:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ecc886d778771a8019dd10a9cc3a7e5c",
                "name": "Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka",
                "url": "https://www.dailymirror.lk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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