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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": 147498,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "c52dce15684d31b712fe4e3345e2bf37",
            "title": "Nine killed, 10 wounded in South African pub shooting",
            "description": "The incident happened just before 1am local time at a licensed tavern in Johannesburg's Bekkersdal township.",
            "content": "In short:\nPolice say nine people are dead and 10 are injured after a shooting by a group of gunmen at a South African pub.\nIt is the second mass shooting to happen in South Africa in three weeks.\nPolice have launched a manhunt for the gunmen.\nNine pe... [1754 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-21/nine-killed-10-wounded-in-south-african-pub-shooting/106168912",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/2d60f9a929181218c4f81f2dc773df36?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2385&cropW=4240&xPos=0&yPos=223&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-21T12:45:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f947af8ce68c78a8595a9f34bef25fdb",
            "title": "Massive San Francisco power outage leaves thousands in the dark",
            "description": "The blackout in the US city forced many businesses to close for the day at the height of the holiday shopping period.",
            "content": "A huge electricity outage hit San Francisco on Saturday, leaving 130,000 residents without power and prompting city authorities to ask residents to stay home, according to the utility provider and the mayor.\nLarge parts of the west coast tech hub, wh... [829 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3337215/massive-san-francisco-power-outage-leaves-thousands-dark",
            "image": "https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/og_image_scmp_generic/public/d8/images/canvas/2025/12/21/b3185e4f-b90c-4ace-836c-bcf49b3f87bb_2a29557f.jpg?itok=7p9Bfk0U&v=1766297199",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-21T06:35:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9709bfa71bc46e81262e4096f206f257",
                "name": "South China Morning Post",
                "url": "https://www.scmp.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c0c04f7a0dbe5c0c86f1d1ebf5c36aec",
            "title": "More remains uncovered at Buckingham 'execution' cemetery",
            "description": "Archaeologists believe the site in Buckingham was a burial ground for executed criminals.",
            "content": "More than 70 bodies have now been uncovered at a medieval cemetery used for executed criminals, archaeologists say.\nThe remains of about 40 men and boys, dating back to at least the 13th Century, were first discovered at West End Farm, on Brackley Ro... [1789 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2lvwk8xdrdo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0913/live/1429c300-db3b-11f0-bd60-5332627fd119.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-21T06:24:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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