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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": 169230,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "3c2d05fa1100dd34d2ef1221d7a7d984",
            "title": "Massive Attack frontman Robert Del Naja among 500 arrested at Palestine Action protest",
            "description": "Musician says he wanted to attend the protest despite the consequences a potential arrest could have on his music career",
            "content": "Massive Attack frontman Robert Del Naja has been arrested on suspicion of showing support for a proscribed organisation after attending a mass protest against the ban on Palestine Action in central London on Saturday.\nDel Naja, also known as 3D, was ... [3214 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/13/robert-del-naja-massive-attack-arrested-palestine-action-protest-trafalgar-square-london",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b3850bdd7872c0213265182b18a6e8b98611c65b/441_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=5dbbf2e1e96d9858153b9ed376c8f820",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-13T01:29:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d6ffd2137d6e696cd8d8ed5e7a5f6fd1",
            "title": "Eric Swalwell quits California governor race amid sexual misconduct claims",
            "description": "Top Democratic allies intensified pressure on him to exit the gubernatorial race.",
            "content": "US congressman Eric Swalwell has dropped out of California's governor race following growing pressure over sexual misconduct allegations.\nThe Democrat has been accused by four women of misconduct ranging from sexual harassment to rape. He has denied ... [625 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74vwdpj7kdo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a728/live/d8b51170-35f9-11f1-b318-7b5d3f2d5800.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-13T01:02:34Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b3a7f0b791f3d4bb9f73d5b9b9d78ff2",
            "title": "Australia news live: Uber adds fuel surcharge to fares; PM calls for ‘freedom of navigation’ in strait of Hormuz",
            "description": "Follow live",
            "content": "From 1h ago\nUber lifts fares by 5 cents a kilometre to cover fuel prices\nLuca Ittimani\nUber will add a fuel surcharge to its fares for almost two months starting from Wednesday in response to petrol price rises.\nThe ride-share company had already hik... [15495 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/apr/13/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-prime-minister-fuel-supply-diesel-oil-cost-of-living-inflation-budget-ntwnfb",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/78ad83d4daad6a5933227378b700da818a1d354a/145_0_806_645/master/806.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=7d1f82413f71314db597b2c3c7c10b81",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-13T00:23:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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