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": 159924,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "bf1989e5d442d81e13552435ecf129ef",
            "title": "Australia to double penalty for social media ban breaches to $99m as tech giants accused of ‘not doing enough’",
            "description": "Prime minister Anthony Albanese says too many children still on platforms but he is ‘heartened’ by world-leading law",
            "content": "The federal government will double the penalty for breaches of Australia’s youth social media ban to $99m, arguing tech companies are “not doing enough” to keep children off harmful social media sites.\nAnd the eSafety commissioner, now investigating ... [4407 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/27/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-tech-companies-penalty-double",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2d2bf6a0a79e431bc180d85adfa288a4ed336d11/598_0_3514_2814/master/3514.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=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=f3af564e7949de79200e52bb796db8a2",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-27T12:31:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "82e14c7289067caeed13ab4bf4eb9abd",
            "title": "Iran says it hit US-linked targets as Bahrain reports drone attack",
            "description": "Also in the Strait of Hormuz an oil tanker has been damaged by an \"unidentified projectile\", while an Israeli drone has reportedly struck an area of southern Lebanon.",
            "content": "Iran says it has struck targets linked to US forces in response to American air strikes on its southern coast, as each side continues to accuse the other of violating last week's agreement meant to end the four-month-old war.\nIran's foreign ministry ... [5454 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-27/iran-hits-us-targets-as-bahrain-reports-drone-attack/106851316",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/aa909cdaa7693a66f7595515e65efc90?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=442&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-27T11:49:53Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "be1de8aaa3e3cf5724cc0c7c7147c576",
            "title": "‘It’s just so wrong’: Haitians in Ohio reel from supreme court TPS ruling",
            "description": "After outrageous insults from Donald Trump, Haitians have helped to revive Springfield – now their future is uncertain",
            "content": "The embattled Haitian community of Springfield, Ohio is among many groups reeling after this week’s ruling from the supreme court that strips the legal immigration status from hundreds of thousands of Haitians living and working in the US – and could... [7206 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/27/haitians-ohio-supreme-court-ruling",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1de88318d75079b2b5b0e2189350e7701f9afdac/293_0_1250_1000/master/1250.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=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=27db079d6dc74b614789a771418506bf",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-27T11:01:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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