The saddest day in the Jewish calendar
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Australia News, From Canberra to the Pacific
The Australia feed covers federal politics from Canberra (Parliament House, party rooms, federal-state policy disputes), state and territory elections, ASX-listed earnings and RBA rate decisions, Pacific affairs and AUKUS coverage, the AFL and NRL seasons, and major weather and bushfire reporting. Coverage draws on the country’s major broadcasters, broadsheets, and national wire. Each story is tagged with category, Australia country relevance, and the named federal and state officials, executives, and athletes detected in the body, so Australian-focused investment, government-affairs, and media products can ingest cleanly.
‘What boxes does James tick?’ The blunt assessment of Hird’s credentials
James Hird’s lack of recent coaching experience at the top level went against him in 2022 when Brad Scott was selected by Essendon.
The saddest day in the Jewish calendar
Tisha B’Av is a difficult day for Jews across the world, but slightly easier for those in Australia.
‘What boxes does James tick?’ The blunt assessment of Hird’s credentials
James Hird’s lack of recent coaching experience at the top level went against him in 2022 when Brad Scott was selected by Essendon.
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Disgraced podiatrist offloads his Woollahra home for about $8 million
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Parents pour more than $4.5 billion into private and Catholic schools every year
The average NSW parent paid $15,000 in 2024 towards a private school tuition, up from $8000 in 2009.
When I decided to take a midlife ‘me time’ break, I was drawn to this unlikely place
Who knew that an escape to Canberra would be the midlife circuit breaker that I needed?
Disgraced podiatrist offloads his Woollahra home for about $8 million
Dr Paul Bours, a retired podiatric surgeon who was found guilty of serious professional misconduct in 2014, has received the sum for his Sydney house that sold in April this year.
More than 1000km from a capital city, I found one of Australia’s best cultural experiences
Think you know opera? You probably haven’t seen it performed like this.
Sparking, burning and a 50-second delay: The deadly loophole in Australia’s medical device rules
It was hailed as a homegrown tech triumph. But an exclusive analysis of regulatory reports exposes how our system put the flawed defibrillator into Australian hands.
Parents pour more than $4.5 billion into private and Catholic schools every year
The average NSW parent paid $15,000 in 2024 towards a private school tuition, up from $8000 in 2009.
As Europe follows Australia's social media ban, the US opts for own way
More and more countries are following Australia's lead and introducing social media bans for children, but US policies are piecemeal and vary from state to state.
My dad couldn’t express his love for me. I chose to be a different man
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Australia's only full-time penny-farthing maker is breaking world records
Farmer-turned-professional penny-farthing maker Dan Bolwell has a cult following of international enthusiasts.
Ex-Rams Back Busted In Blaze That Torched West Melbourne Landscaping Biz
Javian Hawkins was arrested after a July 15 fire destroyed trucks and damaged Tropic Care of Florida in West Melbourne; he faces arson and burglary charges.
‘He wasn’t OK’: McKay’s baffling knee injury leaves Blues short on firepower in Pies loss
A moment of friendly fire left Carlton without their key forward on a night they could not capitalise in front of goal against Collingwood.
Australia news coverage
NewsMesh aggregates Australia-relevant coverage across every major beat, from politics and business to technology and sport, normalised into one structured feed.
Pull Australia news into your app
Authenticate with your apiKey and call one endpoint (GET api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?country=au). The examples below are ready to copy.
curl "https://api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?apiKey=nm_xxx&country=au&limit=20"Endpoints
GET /v1/latest: Most-recent articles, filterable by category, country, and date range.GET /v1/search: Full-text search across the archive with boolean operators and source filters.GET /v1/trending: Cached trending headlines, the fastest endpoint for homepage feeds.GET /v1/article/{id}: Fetch a single article and its full metadata by ID.
Guides
Frequently asked questions about Australia news
What sources does NewsMesh cover for Australia?
NewsMesh aggregates Australia-relevant reporting from national wires, broadcasters, and major papers, normalised into one structured feed with consistent fields across every source.
Which API endpoint returns Australia news?
Call GET /v1/latest?country=au. Add &category= to narrow to a single beat, &from= and &to= for a date range, or use /v1/search?q= for keyword queries.
Can I filter Australia news by category?
Yes. Append &category=politics (or business, sports, technology, health, and more) to /v1/latest?country=au, or browse the Australia category pages linked above.
Is Australia news available in real time?
Yes. NewsMesh is a real-time news API: Australia stories are served through the live /v1/latest and /v1/trending endpoints alongside a searchable archive, each tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body, so you can build a live feed without scraping HTML.
How do I access the Australia news feed?
Create a NewsMesh account, generate an API key, and call the endpoint above with your apiKey parameter. See the pricing page for current plans and rate limits.
Need more Australia articles?
Access the full dataset programmatically with the NewsMesh API.