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Kat Wong

Lift-off for wharfies to strike as pay row hopes sink

A battle between DP World and unions is set to escalate after workers gained permission to strike. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Disgruntled dock workers have been given the green light to walk off the job, in a protest that could shake up some of Australia's busiest ports.

The Fair Work Commission has ruled DP World's employees can stop work at the stevedore's Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle terminals with a partial stoppage approved in Melbourne, after the wharfies held work bans at these locations on Friday.

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