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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": 158850,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "19842380e1855a5ccc94c1c6dd4b4305",
            "title": "Donald Trump's shifting rhetoric on Iran war works against his rapidly thinning credibility",
            "description": "Donald Trump's increasingly erratic language means that a US president's word — which would have once been regarded with gravitas — holds perhaps only the same weight as the word of the \"evil\" regime he says he has obliterated several times.",
            "content": "On Easter Sunday, US President Donald Trump was threatening Iran that it would be \"living in hell\", accompanied by violent profanities, which shocked United States politicians across the spectrum and led some to describe him as \"unhinged\".\nThe next d... [5567 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-07/donald-trump-shifting-rhetoric-on-iran-war/106537698",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/98965c081dd589315b056fc9b98035d9?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1155&cropW=2053&xPos=0&yPos=17&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-07T05:28:16Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6c0ab30481a70348d93c8a83a43d7f16",
            "title": "Taiwan opposition Kuomintang leader makes first China visit since 2016",
            "description": "Cheng Li-wun said she \"gladly accepted\" Xi Jinping's invitation and hopes to be a \"bridge for peace\".",
            "content": "The leader of Taiwan's main opposition party arrived in China today, making her the party's first incumbent chief to visit the country in a decade.\nCheng Li-wun, who took over as Kuomintang (KMT) chairperson last year, said she \"gladly accepted\" Pres... [2911 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0krnz7mmmjo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/799e/live/825d4560-3188-11f1-99c7-55b1c6163ed9.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-07T05:21:20Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8476029d00e48343245bbde72958a3f0",
            "title": "The Australian",
            "description": "No Cookies | The Australian",
            "content": "Please note that by blocking any or all cookies you may not have access to certain features, content or personalization. For more information see our Cookie Policy.\nTo enable cookies, follow the instructions for your browser below.\nFacebook App: Open... [1735 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nocookies?a=A.flavipes",
            "image": "https://www.theaustralian.com.au/wp-content/themes/newscorpau-news-dna/dist/images/fallback/fallback-theaustralian-169.svg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-07T05:04:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "30b44acf8108f4e5e172e6a0ef2da1cf",
                "name": "The Australian",
                "url": "https://www.theaustralian.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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