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Preeshita Shah

Preeshita Shah is a journalist and digital producer with The Citizen and is the recipient of the 2026 Schiavon Cadetship.  Based in Melbourne and originally from Mumbai, she has reported for ABC News, All The Best Radio, The Citizen and The Yarn. Preeshita is interested in stories shaped by identity, migration and power, with a focus on communities living across borders and between cultures.

Articles by Preeshita Shah

Society
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Melanesian memory, and why the future relies on amends for the past

Story by Preeshita Shah

Politics
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Masters students left out as Australia restricts visas for families of international students

Story by Preeshita Shah

Science
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Power, pollution and public trust: navigating the perils of the data centre boom

Report by Preeshita Shah

Culture
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Eggings, dunkings and confidential files: Uncurated launches its Unruly season

Story by Preeshita Shah

Politics
Photo by Gwen Liu

University of Melbourne walkout as talks stall on pay and conditions

Report by Preeshita Shah

Politics
Photo by Fatemeh Mirjalili

Industrialised deception: Craig Silverman on AI and the evolution of online disinformation

Words by Preeshita Shah

Politics
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‘We are going to be the next voters’: the students striking against One Nation

Story by Preeshita Shah

Politics
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Last in, first out: Victoria’s newest teachers are walking out before they’ve settled in

Story by Preeshita Shah

Photo: Preeshita Shah

Inside the explosive growth of Australia’s newest sporting obsession

Story and Photos by Preeshita Shah

Politics
Photo: James Costa

Deal or no deal? Student protesters claim partial victory, vote to pack up. It all swings on an email from uni HQ

Additional reporting by Ellen Cutler, Fatehmeh Mirjalili, Alipriya Biswas and Preeshita Shah Kristian Oka Prasetyadi James Costa

Politics
Photo: Kristian Oka Prasetyadi

Pro-Palestine student activists continue to defy uni order to pack up Arts West sit in

Report by Ellen Cutler, Fatemeh Mirjalili and Preeshita Shah Kristian Oka Prasetyadi James Costa