Australia’s chronic housing crisis has been decades in the making. And as the scale of the shortage continues to grow, the states are stepping up. Victoria and NSW have recently introduced a suite of reforms aimed at tackling supply, while federally, Labor’s landmark housing policy finally passed the Senate. But after years of stagnation, will these new measures make an impact? Gabrielle Jackson speaks to the Guardian Australia editor-in-chief, Lenore Taylor, and head of newsroom, Mike Ticher, about whether small steps can make a big difference in the housing crisis