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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": 157706,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "84e4e7b7b6d6c48eb1badc0a20139a24",
            "title": "US Secret Service agents shoot and kill man trying to unlawfully enter Trump's Mar",
            "description": "A spokesperson said agents \"confronted the individual and shots were fired by law enforcement during the encounter\".",
            "content": "A man carrying a shotgun and a fuel can has been shot and killed by United States Secret Service agents after he broke into the secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago.\nAt around 1.30am local time in Florida, a male in his early 20s was shot by agents and a d... [2090 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-23/man-shot-dead-unlawfully-entering-mar-a-lago/106374424",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/c193292e5a1afaefb7d7f5f82fc428d3?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=260&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-22T14:31:10Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bc94d3ecf07c8a15a156e2a6230fd6c0",
            "title": "Only single MP refuses salary as Parliament details pays and allowances",
            "description": "Only one Member of Parliament has chosen not to receive the salaries and allowances entitled to MPs, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya revealed in Parliament last Thursday, shedding light on the financial perks enjoyed by members of the Tenth Parliament. Speaking on Thursday (Feb. 19) in response to a question from SJB Badulla District MP […]",
            "content": "Only one Member of Parliament has chosen not to receive the salaries and allowances entitled to MPs, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya revealed in Parliament last Thursday, shedding light on the financial perks enjoyed by members of the Tenth Par... [6290 chars]",
            "url": "https://island.lk/only-single-mp-refuses-salary-as-parliament-details-pays-and-allowances/",
            "image": "http://island.lk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Only-single-MP.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-22T11:42:25Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f7c4f0aa24c963ba92f375481a95f372",
                "name": "Island.lk",
                "url": "https://island.lk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "762d9ae37cd25c17db142b0f30caa734",
            "title": "Iran rocked by fresh protests, as Trump threatens strikes over nuclear deal",
            "description": "The US president has also reportedly been briefed on options to assassinate the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and various mullahs.",
            "content": "February 22, 2026 — 7:30pm\nYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.\nRemove items from your saved list to add more.\nSave this article for later\nAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.\nIranian university students have... [4478 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/iran-rocked-by-fresh-protests-as-trump-threatens-strikes-over-nuclear-deal-20260222-p5o4fy.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.4248%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_93/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/48c2e596d2d2868d4ef786f73cf7d38052dd7f3a",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-22T08:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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