In this clip, Tina Turner films a series of community announcements on school attendance, alcohol abuse and taking pride in culture during her visit with the video mob at the Aboriginal Video Magazine studios in Darwin. Behind-the-scenes clips give us a close-up look at Turner, looking relaxed and expectant as she faces the cameras. She is working with a small crew who seem excited and a little overawed by her star presence.

We only hear snippets of what Turner says, but the hardships she had overcome in her own life, including growing up in rural poverty and leaving an abusive marriage, would have given credibility to her messaging and helped earn the audience’s trust.

The clip gives an insight into how Turner advocated for First Nations people in Australia without drawing attention to herself. She gave her time to Aboriginal Video Magazine for free in February 1988, during her Break Every Rule world tour, which included a show at the Gardens Amphitheatre in Darwin. On a previous trip in 1982, Turner had requested that an Indigenous band be invited to perform on the music TV show Countdown the week she was hosting. As a result, No Fixed Address became the first Aboriginal band to appear on the top-rated show.

Turner’s appearance on Aboriginal Video Magazine is another example of the rock star’s ties to Australia, including spearheading a long-running advertising campaign for rugby league that began the following year.