Victoria state recorded 1,724 teenage abortions in 2005-06, down from 1,835 the year before and 1,845 reported in 2003-04. Teenage births increased in Victoria from 1,816 in 2003 to 1,931 last year.
The baby bonus plan - a one time payment of A$4,187 ($3,740) for each child may well be playing a part in encouraging some young women to keep their children, The Sunday Age reports.
Abortion is one of the most common surgical procedures in the country, with around 80,000 women undergoing abortion every year.
According to the Better Health channel, around one in three Australian women will undergo an abortion. She is likely to be in her 20s, single, childless, well educated and employed.
Studies show that a large percentage of women who do have an abortion don't suffer any subsequent psychological or emotional problems. Women who do experience guilt, depression and grief tend to be those who were coerced into the operation by partners or family, it said.
