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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": 149380,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b79d3ee1d6776e9a1c86d6d1b5ca37df",
            "title": "Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water",
            "description": "Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available",
            "content": "A loud cheer and sounds of clapping reverberated around Bansilalpet, a neighbourhood in Hyderabad, when the first trickle of clean water dribbled out of the ground. After an 18-month effort to clear out 3,000 tonnes of rubbish and restore the stone w... [6469 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/26/ancient-stepwells-brought-back-india-run-out-water-day-zero",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b77aa8ed9d1aa16176b45702fc7504e36f83ab0e/857_0_2295_1836/master/2295.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=40ee92bf98201274c31dba8e70a6f57e",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T05:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f2cc04dae1de55ced06b8870efee8075",
            "title": "‘A devastating force’: how recent Mediterranean storms turned to tragedies",
            "description": "Atmospheric machine-gun has fired storm after deadly storm at the region this year, leaving a trail of widespread destruction",
            "content": "For Andrés Sánchez Barea, in Spain, it was the fear that arose when water started to spurt from plug sockets. For Nelson Duarte, in Portugal, it was the helplessness that hit as violent winds smacked down trees and tore tiles from roofs. For Amal Ess... [5632 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/26/recent-mediterranean-storms-tragedies-spain-portugal-morocco",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/589dd1fa9d251ccccc0fec191dc6e2fff19a03ec/457_0_4585_3668/master/4585.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=16a907b0ce24a290e2c8a1153f17914d",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T05:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9a3af800f3b33a1cb09170d817d16bb8",
            "title": "The secret life of a waitress: my nine nightmare diners - from flirts to complainers",
            "description": "Are influencers really the biggest problem facing waiting staff? Not compared with the customer who demanded I pick up her dog’s poo ...",
            "content": "Influencers have had a bad time of it at restaurants recently. There they are, just trying to record a quick video and take a few pictures of their lunch, and restaurateur Jeremy King (of the Ivy and the Wolseley in London) goes and writes an article... [10040 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2026/feb/26/the-secret-life-of-a-waitress-my-nine-nightmare-diners-from-flirts-to-complainers",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8215ef37a700498ed1a1ab26fd679d9d14d56aff/0_53_600_480/master/600.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=fb5b943012997ccf1513a62f2d7c9ca0",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T05:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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