Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today confirmed the attack.

"I can confirm reports that the Bureau of Meteorology suffered a significant cyber intrusion which was first discovered early last year, and the Department of Parliamentary Services suffered a similar intrusion in recent years," he said.

"Those organisations have worked hard with the experts at the Australian Cyber Security Centre to understand and fix the vulnerabilities."

Mr Turnbull also admitted for the first time that the Federal Government has the ability to launch cyber attacks.

"An offensive cyber capability housed in the Australian signals directorate provides another option for Government to respond," he said.

"The use of such a capability is subject to stringent legal oversight."

He made the comments as part of the unveiling of his $230 million Cyber Security Strategy, aimed at beefing up the nation's defences against online assaults on individuals, businesses and governments that some estimates say cost the economy as much as $17 billion a year.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-21/australia-admits-it-can-launch-cyber-attacks-turnbull/7343620

For Turdball to be so blunt amounts to carelessness about international laws and to piracy, whether by the Australian government or private organisations. 

Turdball announcement is crazy. THIS IS A MASSIVE FAUX PAS. A MASSIVE FUCUP, A MASSIVE BALLS UP.