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": 149410,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5cc667c1270529d944a65b296a75ca5e",
            "title": "Netanyahu reveals he quietly underwent treatment for undisclosed prostate cancer",
            "description": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quietly underwent treatment for prostate cancer, he said as he publicized the results of his annual medical examination.",
            "content": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quietly underwent treatment for prostate cancer, he said Friday as he publicized the results of his annual medical examination.\nIt is the first time the longest-serving leader in Israel’s history has acknowle... [1348 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/24/middleeast/netanyahu-prostate-cancer-treatment-intl",
            "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/still-22546572-0-still.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T11:45:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b7f8938851261c8403f75f40eb1d8645",
                "name": "CNN",
                "url": "https://www.cnn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9c04191aefffe2724a5780d738275ae7",
            "title": "Putin Silent as Massive Tuapse Oil Terminal Blaze Sends Toxic Smog Across Russia’s Black Sea Coast",
            "description": "While firefighters battled the blaze and emergency crews cleared damaged buildings, Putin continued a routine schedule of meetings and public appearances.",
            "content": "Russian President Vladimir Putin has remained silent for a week after Ukrainian drone strikes sparked a massive fire at the Tuapse oil terminal, sending toxic smog hundreds of kilometers along Russia’s Black Sea coast.\nThe first recent strike on the ... [1542 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/74648",
            "image": "https://static.kyivpost.com/storage/2026/03/27/48d5c951473f1abdde4bf027366412fd.jpg?w=1200&q=90&f=jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T09:41:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "02c887af92e2e2e697e74bf65abd5a9b",
                "name": "Kyiv Post",
                "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a90d5c3b748b6404361617198abab5f2",
            "title": "US-Iran war live updates: Ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon extended by three weeks; Trump orders navy to ‘shoot and kill’ minelayers in Strait of Hormuz; US forces board oil tanker",
            "description": "Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.",
            "content": "“On Anzac Day, we pause to acknowledge the debt all of us owe to Australians who have gone to war in our name. Across our continent, from the biggest cities to the smallest country town, and in every corner of the world made hallow by the sacrifice o... [1199 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-live-updates-trump-orders-navy-to-shoot-and-kill-minelayers-in-strait-of-hormuz-us-forces-board-oil-tanker-talks-between-lebanon-and-israel-at-white-house-20260423-p5zqmi.html?post=p5abj5",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.3238%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_105/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/1ddbc0be0f40791a04efaa675d4a3f76c840797a0220e4ece23b21ef7f47b510",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T07:55:29Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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