Money has been allocated by the leader of the opposition to open an indigenous art museum in Australia, with the proposed attraction becoming a focal point for an indigenous arts trail.

The Alice Springs art gallery would receive A$50m (US$35m, €33m, £25m) in funding if the Labor Party wins power at the August 2016 general election, said the Labor Party leader Michael Gunner.

The opening of a national art museum would create new jobs and boost tourism to the area, Gunner added.

Plans are in the early stages, but if the idea gets support from the Aboriginal community, designs will be drawn up and construction would start by 2020.

Gunner said that his party supports the current government’s plans for a A$20m (US$14m, €13m, £10m) cultural centre in Alice Springs, and would give A$30m (US$21m, €19m, £15m) in funding to three other Northern Territory galleries to create an arts trail.

“This is an important investment in art and tourism to make Alice Springs a destination in its own right,” Gunner told NT News. “Labor will develop Alice Springs as Australia’s inland capital.”