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Lisa Marie Presley - the only child of rock'n'roll legend Elvis Presley - has died at age 54 after being hospitalised with cardiac arrest.

"It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us," her mother Priscilla Presley said in a statement on Thusday.

"She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known."

The announcement came just hours after Priscilla Presley had confirmed that Lisa Marie Presley was rushed to the hospital.

Los Angeles County paramedics were dispatched to a Calabasas home at 10.37am following a report of a woman in full cardiac arrest, according to Craig Little, a spokesperson for the county's fire department.

TMZ showed a photo of Priscilla Presley arriving at the hospital to be with her daughter.

Lisa Marie Presley was born in 1968 and is the owner of her father's Graceland mansion in Memphis, a popular tourist attraction. She was nine years old when Elvis died at Graceland in 1977.

Her own music career began with a 2003 debut album To Whom It May Concern. It was followed by 2005's Now What, and both hit the top 10 of the Billboard 200 album chart.

A third album, Storm and Grace, was released in 2012.

On Tuesday, Lisa Marie and Priscilla Presley attended the Golden Globes ceremony in Beverly Hills, where Austin Butler won best actor in a drama film for his leading role in last year's Elvis biopic.

As he accepted the award, Butler thanked both of the women, saying, "I love you forever."

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Several ministers are standing by NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet two months out from state elections after his revelation that he wore a Nazi uniform at his 21st birthday party.

Already hobbled by the retirements of a dozen colleagues, the premier on Thursday disclosed his controversial costume choice amid rumours about the 2003 party.

"I've had a number of colleagues contact me ... and I appreciate their support but ultimately it's not about me. It's about the hurt and mistake that it caused many people across the state," he told reporters on Friday, flanked by outgoing ministers Brad Hazzard and Victor Dominello.

"It's not about politics. It's about doing what's right.

"I am focused now on really ensuring that people don't make the same mistake that I did all these years ago."

Asked if he was confident of leading the Liberals into the elections on March 25, Mr Perrottet answered with a terse "yes" several times.

He referred to the Coalition's infrastructure track record over the last 12 years as instilling confidence in voters when heading to the polls.

Mr Perrottet's confession was prompted by a cabinet colleague's private warning on Tuesday.

Multiple media outlets have named Transport Minister David Elliott as that colleague.

He dismissed on Friday suggestions that Mr Elliott was threatening him with the revelation, saying he wouldn't delve into "private discussions".

Mr Perrottet also said he was not interested in commentary suggesting the gambling lobby was responsible for pushing Mr Elliott to divulge the subject of wearing a Nazi uniform two decades ago.

Mr Dominello, who once held the gaming portfolio, said the premier had owned and apologised for his mistake.

"Absolutely I back him in every day of the week," he said

Other senior coalition figures including Nationals leader Paul Toole and potential leadership rival, moderate Liberal Matt Kean have publicly backed Mr Perrottet.

"He will continue to be the premier and I have no doubts that after March, we will win the election and he will continue in that role," Mr Toole said.

Shaking, red, and close to tears at points during his press conference on Thursday, the premier said he did not understand the gravity of what the Nazi uniform meant when he naively put it on, aged 21.

Asked where he saw the humour in wearing a Nazi uniform, he suggested all people matured differently based on their experiences.

"I am not the person I was when I was 21," the 40-year-old said on Thursday.

"At that time, the pages of the history books had not had the impression on me that they should have."

The incident came a year after Mr Perrottet joined the NSW Liberal Party and two years before he was appointed president of the NSW Young Liberals.

Melbourne University cultural historian Jordana Silverstein said the timing of the premier's admission was about saving face, rather than genuinely accounting for his actions.

"It's always been considered offensive, but it's a matter of whose opinions have been listened to, and respected," she told AAP.

"(Mr) Perrottet wearing the Nazi costume speaks to the normalisation of anti-Semitism and how acceptable it is amongst a certain segment of Australian society."

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies accepted a personal apology from the remorseful premier and said it hoped "this unfortunate incident will serve as a lesson to all".

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Lisa Marie Presley, a musician and the only daughter of rock'n'roll legend Elvis Presley, is undergoing treatment after being rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital.

Presley, 54, suffered cardiac arrest in her home on Thursday in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas, according to website TMZ.

The outlet said paramedics performed CPR and administered the drug epinephrine to restart her pulse.

Her mother, Priscilla, confirmed that her daughter was in the hospital and said she was "receiving the best care".

"Please keep her and our family in your prayers. We feel the prayers from around the world, and ask for privacy during this time," Priscilla Presley said in a statement.

TMZ showed a photo of Priscilla Presley arriving at the hospital to be with her daughter.

Lisa Marie Presley was born in 1968 and is the owner of her father's Graceland mansion in Memphis, a popular tourist attraction. She was nine years old when Elvis died at Graceland in 1977.

Her own music career began with a 2003 debut album To Whom It May Concern. It was followed by 2005's Now What, and both hit the top 10 of the Billboard 200 album chart.

A third album, Storm and Grace, was released in 2012.

On Tuesday, Lisa Marie and Priscilla Presley attended the Golden Globes ceremony in Beverly Hills, where Austin Butler won best actor in a drama film for his leading role in last year's Elvis biopic.

As he accepted the award, Butler thanked both of the women, saying, "I love you forever."

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