Flag of Australia

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": 3407278,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e33d892453da0aeb26e45b03f8612f75",
            "title": "Scientists win Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries in quantum mechanics",
            "description": "Three scientists have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for \"the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit\".",
            "content": "Scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for \"the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit\", the award-giving body has announced.\n\"T... [2488 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-07/scientists-physics-nobel-prize-quantum-mechanics-discovery/105863766",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/d7f5880524640289540bd8d2a83bf74d?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=413&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-07T10:00:51Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au",
                "country": "au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7ed547a8176277ff191e95214f266a1a",
            "title": "CBS News staffers react to Barri Weiss being named editor-in-chief: ‘It’s utterly depressing’",
            "description": "Six network employees expressed a mix of emotions over the appointment in conversations with the Guardian",
            "content": "CBS News staffers are coming to terms with the news that controversial commentator Bari Weiss is their new editor-in-chief, as the storied network’s owner Paramount Skydance acquires her Substack-based publication the Free Press in a reported $150m d... [4092 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/oct/07/cbs-news-staffers-react-barri-weiss-appointment",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/79e619dbbc8ce2d36af522eb582ae8c2985dd676/499_0_5001_4000/master/5001.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=dc90614c52d22d0ae55dcf5086ab4b1c",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-07T10:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com",
                "country": "au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6a4949449b7effd7bbff123f3414d7ea",
            "title": "No Safe Zone Left: US Tomahawks Put Russian Bases Within Ukraine’s Reach",
            "description": "US President Trump confirms Tomahawk missile supply to Ukraine, indicating a shift in military strategy that enhances Kyiv's operational capabilities.",
            "content": "US President Donald Trump confirmed that Washington will supply Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles—under US operational control.\nBeyond the headline, this move signals a turning point in Western military strategy and could reshape the security arc... [2807 chars]",
            "url": "https://united24media.com/latest-news/no-safe-zone-left-us-tomahawks-put-russian-bases-within-ukraines-reach-12261",
            "image": "https://storage.united24media.com/og/e/e2/53666b4ea0ee656fb6296f6f694e9e2e.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-07T09:31:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c90c18f6d3388518686a2f910642f28b",
                "name": "UNITED24 Media",
                "url": "https://united24media.com",
                "country": "au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

Categories