It's a simple problem that deserves a black-and-white solution. But for more than 120 years, this question about magpies has ruffled feathers in South Australia: Why is the bird on the state's ...

A magpie-lark swooped down from the sky, its beak piercing her right eye. Jan Wright had emergency surgery on her eye in September following a bird attack in Melbourne. Credit: Luis Enrique Ascui ...