Peter Garrett the next arts minister?

Well, Johnnie's out, and Kevin's in... it's very likely that Peter Garrett is our next new arts minister. Curious thought - is this a first? If Garrett is arts minister, would he be the first one in the role who has actually worked in the arts? More interestingly, would it change things for the arts in Australia? Would we get more funding? Would any laws be changed or implemented? Would arts be more prominent in policy and in national Australian politics? ... And even more interestingly - if it isn't Garrett, then who would it be, and why not him? So many things to come, it's going to be a very curious next few months, as we consider the changes ahead. (If anyone's curious... I voted Green)