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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": 165810,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d63834972c71ff9a3f97d494a0ccc1a2",
            "title": "Gunmen kill at least four people at picnic spot",
            "description": "Officials say attackers opened fire near the village of Deh Mehri in Herat.",
            "content": "Multiple people have been killed after gunmen targeted civilians at a picnic spot in western Afghanistan, officials and a local doctor have said.\nThere have been different reported death tolls from the attack in the Enjil district of Herat province o... [1340 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr51z5p17myo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/fb6d/live/cf3ea800-3503-11f1-b057-1d9fee7490d8.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T20:07:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ebe476d590fcf35720a1e6073b1e8e8d",
            "title": "Supercars scraps new rule amid Taupo schedule changes",
            "description": "Supercars has elected to scrap its new pre-race parc ferme regulations amid changes to Saturday’s Taupo Super440 schedule. - Australia's #1 motorsport news website - Speedcafe.com",
            "content": "The championship has this year elected to prohibit setup changes between the second qualifying session and the first race on Saturdays at Super440 events.\nIt’s an initiative predicated on adding a strategic variable, forcing teams to strike a balance... [1023 chars]",
            "url": "https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-2026-taupo-super440-parc-ferme-qualifying-race-format-schedule-changes/",
            "image": "https://speedcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Ryan-Wood-Taupo.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T20:06:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "dfb01b7ae62a6f60563388cd18710b92",
                "name": "Speedcafe.com",
                "url": "https://speedcafe.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "978489ef6e2ac83ed8e5828d09964a06",
            "title": "Israel's ambassador concedes Iran's chokehold on Strait of Hormuz was not expected before war",
            "description": "Israeli ambassador Hillel Newman admits his country was surprised by the scope of Iran's response to the Middle East war and that it did not expect Gulf states to be targeted in retaliation strikes.",
            "content": "Israel's ambassador to Australia has conceded his country did not expect Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz when it decided to go to war.\nHillel Newman said Israel plans for all scenarios but did not assume Iran would choke off global energy suppl... [3039 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-11/israel-ambassador-says-strait-of-hormuz-closure-was-not-expected/106551156",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/787ad2acfd11e650a4f3b21298b9d694?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T19:35:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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