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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": 164490,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "938e9f9d49f3b97aa980c399d49b2b44",
            "title": "Australian War Memorial updates Ben Roberts-Smith museum display - as it happened",
            "description": "Follow updates live",
            "content": "From 4h ago\nPeter Dutton given key board appointment by Queensland government\nAndrew Messenger\nThe former opposition leader Peter Dutton has been appointed to the Queensland Investment Corporation board by the state government.\nFormer Beattie governm... [9483 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/apr/10/anthony-albanese-singapore-visit-fuel-crisis-petrol-prices-labor-coalition-political-reactions-us-israel-war-iran-lebanon-ntwnfb",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ca5a8cc55fd6681296239ff009c015f3611cee99/10_0_3967_3174/master/3967.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=fa3f254113900bcb567e9952c4524052",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T06:52:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1fad4ce92690bd06bdce82b8fc5c30c1",
            "title": "Israel to negotiate with Lebanon, says Netanyahu, as attacks continue; ceasefire holds ahead of Pakistan peace talks; Strait of Hormuz remains closed",
            "description": "Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.",
            "content": "Pinned post from 4.41am\nGo to latest\nWhat you need to know\nBy Daniel Lo Surdo\nThank you for joining our continuing live coverage.\nHere’s a recap of the latest developments:\nSupreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has claimed Iran as the “definitive victors” ... [8821 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-live-updates-israel-to-hold-talks-with-lebanon-says-netanyahu-as-death-toll-from-strikes-passes-300-strait-of-hormuz-remains-closed-as-ceasefire-holds-20260409-p5zmoi.html?post=p5a90i",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.5516%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/6f64c236a480369bf5f3a221fe08d0de165cd8f14427499ec7d1a21e764cd010",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T06:18:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f86b655f1f0f93cd7aa0c1dd2e946e18",
            "title": "A Beirut neighbourhood says 'there's no Hezbollah here' as it takes stock of Israel's bombing attack",
            "description": "More than 24 hours after Israel unleashed a devastating and deadly wave of air strikes across Lebanon, rescue crews are still searching through the rubble for the remains of victims.",
            "content": "More than 24 hours after Israel unleashed a devastating and deadly wave of air strikes across Lebanon, rescue crews were still searching through the rubble for the remains of victims.\nLebanon's health ministry said the death toll had continued to ris... [6442 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-10/lebanon-beirut-health-workers-question-israel-hezbollah-targets/106550900",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/b6851b01b2aa38d847fba7673a9984ab?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2385&cropW=4240&xPos=0&yPos=125&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T05:41:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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