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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": 163680,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1f8706cc5539d37e207751521405b697",
            "title": "Inside the secret Pakistan talks that brokered the fragile Iran war ceasefire",
            "description": "For a few volatile hours, the war in the Middle East appeared to be tipping past the point of no return — until a last-minute push of diplomacy pulled it back.",
            "content": "For a few volatile hours on Tuesday, the war in the Middle East appeared to be tipping past the point of no return — until a last-minute push of diplomacy pulled it back.\nUnited States President Donald Trump went from warning that \"a whole civilizati... [5969 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-10/how-pakistan-brought-trump-back-from-the-brink-iran-war/106548806",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/2aa7059202cd122256126987a31a4a4f?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1542&cropW=2742&xPos=0&yPos=127&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T00:46:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0e21abc5e9c80c7dcbbfbb79ec438573",
            "title": "Middle East crisis live: Iran war ceasefire does not cover Lebanon, Netanyahu says; Hezbollah launches rockets at Israel",
            "description": "Israeli prime minister’s remarks come shortly after Trump told US media he had asked Netanyahu to be more ‘low-key’ amid shaky Iran ceasefire",
            "content": "From 6h ago\nNetanyahu says 'no ceasefire in Lebanon'\n“I wish to inform you: There is no ceasefire in Lebanon,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis in a short video address posted on X. He said Israel was “continuing to strike Hezbollah wi... [14428 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/09/iran-war-ceasefire-live-strait-of-hormuz-israel-strikes-middle-east-crisis-latest-news?page=with:block-69d811388f08dd483077342e",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/01d6755aad8833a829337cc864420a62f6603125/293_0_2627_2102/master/2627.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=0435221bb2c5931d5bca78c4d5b67d79",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T00:18:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9314d0aed57f9f52bd9e659645d92827",
            "title": "Supercars delivers Taupo schedule update amid cyclone threat",
            "description": "The ITM Taupo Super440 will go ahead as planned amid the threat of Cyclone Vaianu. - Australia's #1 motorsport news website - Speedcafe.com",
            "content": "Supercars stakeholders met on Thursday to discuss the impending weather threat and consider changes to the schedule.\nAs of Friday morning, no changes to the program have been made.\nFriday and Saturday are expected to be dry with the worst of the weat... [2421 chars]",
            "url": "https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-2026-taupo-super440-weather-update-schedule-latest-metservice-weather-forecast-warning/",
            "image": "https://speedcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RSC-Taupo-Saturday-206-copy.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-09T23:36:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "dfb01b7ae62a6f60563388cd18710b92",
                "name": "Speedcafe.com",
                "url": "https://speedcafe.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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