CNN claims that Shubert was one of the first CNN correspondents to report on the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, reporting from Aceh, Indonesia, where she was vacationing at the time. Also in Indonesia, Shubert covered a number of major new events that included the 2002 Bali bombings, the fall of President Abdurrahman Wahid and the installation of Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri as his successor (2001), the resurgence of the Free Aceh separatist movement, and the religious conflict in the Moluccas. Shubert also briefly covered the Schapelle Corby verdict in Bali; however, due to the time consuming and overall expensive nature of this landmark court case, CNN eventually opted to run stock footage obtained from its Australian network affiliates instead of direct reporting. Shubert has also contributed reports from the Philippines and Singapore.