Australian taxpayers were charged more than $100,000 for the flags that adorned last year's G20 summit.

Government tender documents show the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet spent $104,176 on flags for the two-day talkfest.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott poses with the G20 leaders for the family photo in Brisbane. Credit:Andrew Meares

The department contracted Victoria-based company Flagworld to provide 282 flags – 19 Australian and 263 international – for display during the Brisbane meeting on November 15 and 16.

The flags themselves cost $58,945. The other $45,000 was spent on flagpoles and car pennants, the department has confirmed.