Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has hilariously had to ditch an interview as she rushed to escape sprinklers shortly after they turned on over the lawn she was standing on. The Deputy Opposition Leader appeared on Sky News Australia's First Edition on Wednesday, briefly touching on current affairs including the Vanuatu earthquake tragedy and Treasurer Jim Chalmers' budget update . "If Jim Chalmers turns up on your program, I just issue this challenge to him - can he talk about his budget without referring to the opposition?" Ms Ley asked.
As she wrapped up her answer, two sprinklers could be seen coming on in both corners of the shot, as Ms Ley's face turned to concern with one sprinkler quickly turning on her. Cameras quickly cut away from Ms Ley, who was speaking from Leeton in her electorate of Farrer in NSW's Riverina region, after the incident. They panned back to host Peter Stefanovic in the Sky News studio and he couldn't hide his amusement after being caught off guard by the funny moment.
"I think there was a sprinkler, I think there was a sprinkler. Can we go back to Sussan?" he asked, before laughing. "I think I caught that from the corner of my eye, a sprinkler.
Nasty sprinklers in Leeton." After a quick look at the Commsec markets with Tom Piotrowski, the interview with Ms Ley resumed, with the Deputy Liberal Leader having taken up a new position seemingly away from any water threat. "I'm here Pete.
The sprinklers on the amazing lawn in front of the war memori.
