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": 161932,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ddc57d743918e2f4a182d66a7dc4a2fb",
            "title": "Israel and Hezbollah agree ceasefire as US-Iran deal under strain",
            "description": "Fighting escalated between Israel and Hezbollah in south Lebanon overnight, with reports of more than 18 people killed in Israeli strikes and four Israeli soldiers killed.",
            "content": "Israel and Hezbollah have agreed a ceasefire, a US official said, after deadly exchanges between the two sides in Lebanon put a deal to end the Middle East war under strain less than two days after it was signed.\nTalks that were scheduled for Friday ... [4295 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-20/lebanon-israel-united-states-iran-deal/106821978",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/ce0c00ae79220fb2fdea04c8df5b0cba?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=509&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T14:36:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9cdc1d9653c289b4ea2e2a7c2048932c",
            "title": "old ends up in crocodile enclosure at UK zoo",
            "description": "The man, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a three-year-old boy ended up in a zoo's crocodile enclosure, has been released on bail after police assessed him as not fit for an interview.",
            "content": "In short:\nA man has been released on bail after he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder over an incident in which a three-year-old boy ended up in a UK zoo's crocodile enclosure.\nPolice say the man was assessed as not fit for an interview.\nW... [1448 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-20/brk-crocodile-pit-suspect-released-on-bail/106821924",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/c70fa96df607a75b97646ad82d9ad249?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=297&cropW=528&xPos=0&yPos=284&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T14:13:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4ff600b63210e60f7fa921b1a24b9354",
            "title": "Meloni says Trump 'completely made up' claim she 'begged' him for a photo at G7",
            "description": "The Italian prime minister accused her one-time close ally of fabricating a story about her, after the US President told an Italian TV channel that she had \"begged\" him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit.",
            "content": "Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has accused her one-time close ally Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her, after the US President told an Italian TV channel that she had \"begged\" him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit.\nMs Meloni sa... [2473 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-19/giorgia-meloni-donald-trump-g7-photo/106821938",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/8f8c11141a198f5dc64aa240e4b21c4d?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1914&cropW=3402&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T12:10:36Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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