“Muslims are scum and must be eradicated,” one guard wrote on Facebook.

A guard at Nauru detention centre has lashed out at his employer on Facebook after being suspended for posting a picture from the recent Reclaim Australia rally in Brisbane.

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The Guardian has reported that eight guards were suspended as a result of the photograph, which was posted by guard Simon Scott. It shows the group at the rally with former politician Pauline Hanson, and was captioned "What more can I say".

The photograph that got Nauru detention centre guards suspended. Pictured from left: Dan Connors, Cody Allen, Alan Hartley, Beau James, former politician Pauline Hanson, Graham Motley, Simon Scott, (the next man in the green shirt is not a Nauru detention centre employee), Jamie Scannell and Harley Levanic.

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Scott, Hartley, James and five other guards who appear in the photo have been temporarily stood down, their actions potentially in contravention of the social media guidelines set by centre operator Transfield.

All men are employed by Wilson Security, who are subcontracted by Transfield to work at the Nauru centre.

The Reclaim Australia rallies, held earlier this month, protested the apparent "Islamisation" of Australia. The rallies prompted clashes with activists who said Reclaim Australia was a racist movement that fuelled anti-Muslim sentiment.

A protester attends a Reclaim Australia rally in Sydney on April 4, 2015.

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