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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": 145700,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "dba89bbc4532bd10a2663ca44423e737",
            "title": "US aircraft carrier redeployed from Caribbean to Middle East as Iran tensions rise",
            "description": "The United States will send the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran, according to US media outlets.",
            "content": "In short:\nThe aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford will be redeployed from the Carribbean Sea to the Middle East, according to US media outlets.\nIt will join the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which has been stationed in the area since January.... [1895 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-13/us-aircraft-carrier-carribbean-middle-east-iran/106342830",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/676dbcfadfb792d73241654225c05e53?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2382&cropW=4234&xPos=0&yPos=221&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-13T08:14:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "19b1f32b77d80d135a0e8537d6b0d8b4",
            "title": "Experience: I’m a professional chef in Antarctica",
            "description": "You have to be careful managing supplies – there is one delivery a year",
            "content": "The first time anyone goes to the Antarctic is truly special. Just getting there is an adventure: it takes several planes, and about three to five days. Travelling there was a childhood dream of mine. I saw it as a way to test myself against somethin... [3857 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/13/experience-im-a-professional-chef-in-antarctica",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9c25ca7f61169c38c8b27a8e376a9896bd3fc43b/792_0_7920_6336/master/7920.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=4b7e9b9ee755bd24f6506e997e3fe430",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-13T05:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "62c02ce422ef3bc47452cda0114ef3d5",
            "title": "Drug vessel MV Raider heading towards Sydney after being stripped of cocaine",
            "description": "A ship caught carrying five tonnes of cocaine is making its way towards Sydney after being stripped of its cargo.",
            "content": "A ship that was caught carrying close to five tonnes of cocaine en-route to Australia is now heading towards Sydney after being sent on its way without its cargo.\nIt is unclear what will happen if the vessel arrives and Australian authorities have re... [5056 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-13/drug-vessel-mv-raider-sydney-bound-after-cocaine-seized/106337382",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/4720215a15f00689afe7e38c7499f53d?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1080&cropW=1920&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-13T04:37:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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