Politics News in Australia
Real-time politics news from Australia, structured for developers. NewsMesh filters Australia-relevant politics coverage into one JSON feed (GET /v1/latest?category=politics&country=au), each story tagged with category, country relevance, and the named people detected in the body.
Council sued over alleged historical abuse at daycare services
Seven people are suing a NSW council that they say failed to protect them from sexual abuse they suffered as children in the 1990s.
ESafety says it can't prevent Australians from seeing execution live stream
The office of eSafety says it does not have the power to proactively block the live streaming of a US execution in Australia, but online services have the responsibility to prot...
Labor MPs want to find a way to keep ATO credit card payments
The surcharge ban and the Tax Office’s resultant refusal to accept credit cards dominated the political brawl in Canberra on Tuesday.
Labor MPs want to find a way to keep ATO credit card payments
The surcharge ban and the Tax Office’s resultant refusal to accept credit cards dominated the political brawl in Canberra on Tuesday.
Comment: We are losing the Victoria that we love
Council subscribes to the belief that the only way to alleviate the housing crisis in Victoria is to constantly build more units.
Naked principal, shared beds: Inquiry hears explosive claims about western Sydney’s Redeemer Baptist School
A parliamentary inquiry on Monday has been told of the disturbing allegations from two former students.
Prisons boss won’t say who asked for human rights law carve-out
This week in our Queensland public sector column, Public Circus considers curly questions for the (acting) prisons boss, Health hot-desking, and a new mega commission green-light.
Prisons boss won’t say who asked for human rights law carve-out
This week in our Queensland public sector column, Public Circus considers curly questions for the (acting) prisons boss, Health hot-desking, and a new mega commission green-light.
Penny Wong urges Palestinian Authority to hold elections 'without delay'
Australia's foreign minister accuses the Palestinian Authority of undermining the prospect of a two-state solution by postponing its first elections in two decades.
New report highlights 'unacceptable' levels of poverty in the NT
New data has revealed the increasing cost of essentials is making it harder for people in the Northern Territory to meet their basic needs across key spending areas of housing, ...
Former NSW and federal MP Bruce Baird given ‘one last upgrade’ in grand Sydney farewell
Bruce Baird always loved a good show, and as funerals go, this was the kind of show-stopper he deserved to go out on.
Former NSW and federal MP Bruce Baird given ‘one last upgrade’ in grand Sydney farewell
Bruce Baird always loved a good show, and as funerals go, this was the kind of show-stopper he deserved to go out on.
‘We’ve got our own people’: One Nation won’t submit policies for budget costing
The populist right-wing says it won’t submit policies for budget costing ahead of the NSW election despite pressure from Labor and the Coalition.
‘We’ve got our own people’: One Nation won’t submit policies for budget costing
The populist right-wing says it won’t submit policies for budget costing ahead of the NSW election despite pressure from Labor and the Coalition.
Ex-Liberal politician Bruce Baird farewelled at Sydney funeral service
Respected former Liberal politician Bruce Baird is being farewelled in Sydney at a funeral service at St Andrew's Cathedral.
Australian engineer Robert Pether leaves Iraq five years after arrest
Robert Pether was arrested in 2021 and served more than four years behind bars over what friends and family called trumped-up fraud charges.
Man who 'absolutely bombarded' woman with messages fights stalking charge
Magistrate: 'I see some strength in what defence is putting'.
Australia news LIVE: Labor’s Digital Duty of Care to be introduced to parliament this week, but Greens will demand changes; Frydenberg says Liberals ‘need to do better’
Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and around the world.
Australia news LIVE: Labor’s Digital Duty of Care to be introduced to parliament this week, but Greens will demand changes; Frydenberg says Liberals ‘need to do better’
Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and around the world.
Politics news in Australia coverage
NewsMesh filters Australia-relevant politics coverage into one structured feed, ready to query by the same parameters as the rest of the API.
Pull Politics news in Australia into your app
Authenticate with your apiKey and call one endpoint (GET api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?category=politics&country=au). The examples below are ready to copy.
curl "https://api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?apiKey=nm_xxx&category=politics&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.
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Frequently asked questions about Politics news in Australia
What politics news from Australia does NewsMesh cover?
NewsMesh filters Australia-relevant politics coverage into one structured feed, each story tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body.
Which endpoint returns politics news from Australia?
Call GET /v1/latest?category=politics&country=au. Use /v1/search to add keyword queries on top of the same filters.
Can I get Australia news in other categories?
Yes. Swap the category parameter (business, sports, technology, health, and more) or drop it entirely to get all Australia coverage from /v1/latest?country=au.
Is politics news from Australia available in real time?
Yes. NewsMesh is a real-time news API: politics 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 politics news from Australia 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 data?
Access the full dataset programmatically with the NewsMesh API.