The hilarious eight: when Australian politicians’ live interviews went spectacularly wrong

The latest is deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley who’s been caught by surprise when sprinklers went off during a live TV cross on Wednesday

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Most politicians are accustomed to copping a spray every now and then, but deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley was still caught by surprise when the sprinklers went off during a live TV cross on Wednesday.

The member for Farrer said she’d been left “soaked” after the irrigation system unexpectedly clicked on during a Sky News spot. But she’s far from the first politician to be the victim of poor advancing work from staffers, or just sheer bad luck, leading to a less-than-ideal public appearance.