INCLUDING GST WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2019 WEATHER FORECAST TODAY VERY HOT. WINDY. 42°C TOMORROW EARLY COOL CHANGE. 25°C $1.90 FREIGHT EXTRA Bernardi sets date to vacate EXCLUSIVE PAUL STARICK POLARIS- ING South A u s t r a l i a n Senator Cory Bernardi will quit politics in little more than a fort- night, ending a turbulent 13- year parliamentary career. The Advertiser understands the former Australian Con- servatives leader, pictured, has told family, friends and col- leagues of his decision to retire from politics after Federal Par- liament’s last sitting day for the year, December 5. A BEAUTIFUL His retirement, exclusively reported on advertiser.com.au yesterday, will trigger a Liberal DAY! U2 LAND factional race for the vacant SA Senate spot, because he was elected as a Liberal in 2016. CONTINUED PAGE 12 IN ADELAIDE GABRIEL POLYCHRONIS IRISH megastars U2 touched down in Adelaide yesterday, ahead of their concert at a packed out and sweltering Ad- elaide Oval last night. It was the latest leg in their tour, which kicked off in 2017, WOMAD’S celebrating the 30th anniver- sary of their landmark album MARLEY The Joshua Tree. MAGIC REPORT PAGES 6-7 [ SEE PAGE 7 ] WHEN LOVE COMES TO TOWN: U2’s The Edge, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr and Adam Clayton arrive in Adelaide yesterday. Picture: JC PIX Catastrophic fire danger rating across SA forces closure of 100 schools JOSEPHINE LIM GABRIEL POLYCHRONIS MORE than 100 Government schools will be closed today as a catastrophic fire danger grips the state – with 40C- plus temperatures expected to break November maximum records. BRACE FOR CONTINUED PAGE 4 RECORD HEAT LANGER’S FIRST TEST CHALLENGE TO HEAD [ SEE SPORT ] V1 - ADVE01Z01MA.