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": 159828,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "64b627e055d230b17940445481b55cd1",
            "title": "News live: Albanese says ‘we need to do more’ on house prices; Australia joins sanctions against ‘extremist settlers’ in West Bank",
            "description": "Penny Wong issues statement overnight announcing joint action with western allies to combat ‘ horrific levels of settler violence against Palestinian civilians’",
            "content": "From 2h ago\nAustralia joins sanctions against 'extremist settlers'\nAustralia has joined the UK and other western allies in introducing sanctions against “extremist settlers” accountable for the “horrific levels of settler violence against Palestinian... [14800 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/10/australia-news-live-penny-wong-sanctions-west-bank-settlers-australian-politics-high-court-israel-palestine-settlers-immigration-ntwnfb",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/725854079ee98e889b9edc52ac7834f0f4cf842c/49_0_5537_4430/master/5537.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=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctbGl2ZS5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=c7e7bcb82ed5b107d2cf11ad735535d6",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T20:58:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0cf638a042e3c6f5c68abea96b2b4b99",
            "title": "Water crisis, debt risks and lack of urgency on reforms - Naidu",
            "description": "Water crisis, debt risks and lack of urgency on reforms - Naidu",
            "content": "Fiji is facing critical water and sewage infrastructure gaps, rising debt vulnerabilities and slow progress on key economic reforms by the government, according to Fiscal Review Committee Chair Richard Naidu.\nSpeaking during the State of the Fijian E... [3851 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.fijivillage.com/t/water-crisis-debt-risks-and-lack-of-urgency-on-reforms-naidu-1577fa/",
            "image": "https://www.fijivillage.com/news_images/20260610075039_media_6a277c187c6e18_05824884.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T20:55:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d09bd724492d6dd007b475108c306a91",
                "name": "Fijivillage",
                "url": "https://www.fijivillage.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e6797737b5599826ec6c681711039e73",
            "title": "Karmelo Anthony, 19, found guilty of murder of Austin Metcalf in one-week trial",
            "description": "Texas trial drew national attention due to race, as Karmelo Anthony is Black and Austin Metcalf was white",
            "content": "Following a trial that lasted just one week from jury selection to verdict, a Collin county, Texas, jury found Karmelo Anthony, now 19, guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf last year. The closely watched trial drew national attent... [2175 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/karmelo-anthony-case-verdict",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f5410c5058847a3cdbb534ade581826e7c08029c/370_0_3697_2958/master/3697.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=7aaef698d32ded825407313cdfbfa4fa",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T20:41:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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