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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": 147240,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "39b7ae514d08828b4c78265e590b8f2c",
            "title": "Dr. Sanduk Ruit’s legacy isn’t just restored sight; it’s an army of doctors he’s trained",
            "description": "To many of his patients, Dr. Sanduk Ruit is known as the “God of Sight,” and in a career that has spanned over four decades, he is credited with restoring the vision of more than 100,000 people.",
            "content": "To many of his patients, Dr. Sanduk Ruit is known as the “God of Sight,” and in a career that has spanned over four decades, he is credited with restoring the vision of more than 100,000 people.\nNow, the world-renowned ophthalmologist and eye surgeon... [6185 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/14/health/nepal-sanduk-ruit-eye-surgeon-spc",
            "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-1258701555.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-15T03:40:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b7f8938851261c8403f75f40eb1d8645",
                "name": "CNN",
                "url": "https://www.cnn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b999a3880da2cb74b288fabc6b5fd306",
            "title": "Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai found guilty of sedition and collusion",
            "description": "Jimmy Lai, a former Hong Kong media mogul and one of the city's most outspoken critics of China, has been found guilty of sedition and collusion in a landmark national security case that has drawn international scrutiny.",
            "content": "Former Hong Kong media mogul and one of the city's most outspoken critics of China, Jimmy Lai, has been found guilty of sedition and collusion in a landmark national security case that has drawn international scrutiny.\nLai, 78, was charged in 2020 wi... [2035 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-15/hong-kong-media-mogul-jimmy-lai-guilty-sedition-collusion/106143206",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/1be4481e49225dc97501d9bf102bb832?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1173&cropW=2085&xPos=0&yPos=109&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-15T03:17:39Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4b747793c302d5e56456334624af0932",
            "title": "Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with police at Hanukkah event in Amsterdam, 22 arres",
            "description": "Hours after the Sydney attack, hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at Museum Square in Amsterdam, where a Hanukkah event was held at a concert hall; some breached barriers, threw smoke grenades and clashed with police; in California, shots were fired at a Jewish home decorated for the holiday",
            "content": "Rioting broke out at a Hanukkah event in the Dutch capital hours after the deadly attack in Sydney, Australian media reported. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered Sunday night at Amsterdam’s Museum Square, where a Hanukkah event was being... [2843 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hk9u7xpmwl",
            "image": "https://ynet-pic1.yit.co.il/picserver6/crop_images/2025/12/15/S1dm4A2MZg/S1dm4A2MZg_71_0_1679_944_0_large.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-15T02:57:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "179cfeb8d2cd0b1b229ae6f2db87e23e",
                "name": "Ynetnews",
                "url": "https://www.ynetnews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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