Malcolm was educated at Perth Modern School, graduated from the University of Western Australia Law School and was appointed King’s Counsel in 1982. He was Chairman of the Legal Aid Commission of WA (1983-2011), Chairman of the Advisory Board WA Constitutional Centre (1997-2011) and was the inaugural Parliamentary Inspector, Corruption and Crime Commission (2004-2008). He was awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia (2012), WA Citizen of the Year (2005 and 2012) and Australian of the Year – WA (2010). He has received Honorary Doctorates from UWA, Murdoch University, Edith Cowan University and Zhejiang University. Malcolm has been patron of many organisations, was Chairman of WA Health Translation Network and Law Access and a director of the Minderoo Foundation and Australian Wildlife Conservancy. Malcolm was Governor of Western Australia from 2011 to 2014 and still practises as a lawyer.

Tonya, Malcolm’s wife, was educated at Applecross SHS, the School of Isolated and Distance Education, and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (UWA) and from Henley Management College (UK) with a Graduate Diploma in Management. Tonya was a classical ballerina dancing in Monte Carlo, Hong Kong and with the Australian Ballet Company. She was also Business Development Manager with the Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation and Fremantle Chamber of Commerce. She has been patron of many charities and a director of the Minderoo Foundation, Celebrate WA, the Australian Ballet Foundation and Channel 7 Telethon Trust. She is an Ambassador for Children (WA Office for Children and Young People) and is the Administrator of the McCusker Charitable Foundation.

Carolyn, Malcolm’s sister, was educated at Perth College before completing a Law Degree at the University of Western Australia, a Diploma in Business from the London School of Foreign Trade and a Bachelor of Arts at Australian National University. She joined McCusker & Harmer law firm becoming a partner and also worked at the Department of Social Services, Department of Veteran’s Affairs and the Law faculty at ANU. Carolyn has experience working as an underground gold miner with hoist driver and shot-firer’s certificates.

Denis graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Jurisprudence and Bachelor of Law. He practised in the Legal Profession in Perth before being appointed a Magistrate (1984), Commissioner of the District Court (1997) and was President of the Children’s Court of WA and a Senior Judge of the District Court of WA (2004-2018).

Denis was awarded Western Australian Citizen of the Year (2012) and is an Ambassador for Children and Young People (WA Office for Children and Young People). Denis is active in the areas of addressing youth injustice and related social issues.

Mark was educated at Hale School and graduated from Curtin University (Economics and Finance) with a Certificate IV in Accounting. He worked in the finance industry with JBWere (2011) and Blackswan Equities (2012-2015) before accepting the position of Investment Manager with McCusker Holdings Pty Ltd. Mark was a state representative in AFL and Athletics and coaches Wembley Football Club.